Music icon Craig David has backed a call for tens of thousands of new social homes a year over the next decade.
The homelessness charity Shelter has urged the Government to use the forthcoming Spending Review to invest in building 90,000 social homes a year for 10 years.
To raise awareness of the importance of social housing, the charity has released a video of Craig David returning to his childhood home in Southampton.
‘Growing up in a social home meant everything to me. It wasn’t just a place to live – it was a space where I felt secure, supported, and able to be myself,’ the singer commented.
‘The sense of community was so strong too – we looked out for each other and that made all the difference.’
Mairi MacRae, director of campaigns and policy at Shelter, said: ‘Homelessness has a clear solution – safe, secure social rent homes that give everyone the chance to thrive, but right now, there just aren’t enough.
‘Decades of underinvestment in social house building has left us with a chronic shortage, pushing more and more families into expensive, unstable private rentals or overcrowded, often grim temporary accommodation.’
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