William Eichler 17 April 2025

Craig David backs call for 90,000 social homes

Craig David backs call for 90,000 social homes image
Craig David performing live during the South West Four Festival at Clapham Common, London. © Tom Rose / Shutterstock.com.

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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