The Right To Buy scheme, introduced in the early 1980s, allowed council house tenants to purchase their homes at discounted prices, resulting in a significant decrease in social housing availability.
By the time Keir Starmer took office in July, only about 16% of the population in England lived in social housing, highlighting a drastic reduction from historical norms.
Despite raising around £336 million from council house sales in the north-west, only about 1,400 new homes were built, pointing to a mismatch in housing supply and demand.
The ongoing decline of social housing has left approximately 1.3 million people on waiting lists in England, raising serious questions about housing policy effectiveness since RTB's inception.
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