# Build 1.5 million new homes > “Labour will get Britain building again, creating jobs across England, with 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament.” > > — Labour Party; 2024 manifesto, page 36, 13 June 2024 - **Status:** Delivering - **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered - **Policy area:** [Housing & environment](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/housing-and-environment) - **Speaker:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour) - **Made on:** 13 June 2024 - **Where:** 2024 manifesto, page 36 - **Deadline:** 1 July 2029 - **Cost a year:** No costing published - **Who it affects:** People in England who need a home; housebuilders and local planning authorities build and approve them - **When:** Over the Parliament that first met on 9 July 2024 (taken as by 1 July 2029) - **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced - **Quote source:** https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf#page=36 (checked word for word on 6 October 2026; Quoted for reporting; rights stay with the publisher) - **Last updated:** 6 October 2026 - **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-homes-1-5m-2024 ## Where it stands Homes are being built and the government publishes official estimates against the target. The latest, published on 24 September 2026, puts net additional homes in England since 9 July 2024 at 437,900, about 29% of 1.5 million, so the card sits at Delivering. The manifesto says "over the next parliament", taken here as by 1 July 2029. ## Timeline - 13 June 2024, Promised: Labour manifesto pledges 1.5 million new homes over the Parliament - 5 December 2024, In plan: The government's Plan for Change sets building 1.5 million homes in England as a milestone ([evidence](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af4719e0c816d18d1df3/Plan_for_Change.pdf)) - 11 June 2025, Funded: Spending Review 2025 confirms £39bn for a new 10-year Affordable Homes Programme ([evidence](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68627094354985706f111adc/E03349913_HMT_Spending_Review_June_2025_TEXT_CS_Accessible__002_.pdf)) - 20 November 2025, Delivering: Official estimate: 275,600 net additional homes in England from 9 July 2024 to 9 November 2025 ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2024-to-2025/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2024-to-2025)) - 18 December 2025, Legislated: Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 receives Royal Assent (the manifesto ties planning reform to the target) ([evidence](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/34)) - 24 September 2026, Delivering: Official estimate: 437,900 net additional homes in England from 9 July 2024 to 20 September 2026 ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-indicators-of-new-supply-england-april-to-june-2026/housing-supply-indicators-of-new-supply-england-april-to-june-2026)) - 1 July 2029, Deadline (to come): End of the Parliament (editorial date) ## About the cost No official costing of the target as a whole exists, and most of the homes are expected to be built privately. Labour's costings list £20m a year for 300 new planning officers (page 127) and say policies not listed are funded from existing budgets or have no cost (page 126). Spending Review 2025 later confirmed £39bn over ten years for a new Affordable Homes Programme, which counts towards the target. Costing sources: - [Labour Party: Change, 2024 manifesto (PDF), fiscal plan, pages 126-127](https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf#page=126) - [HM Treasury: Spending Review 2025](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68627094354985706f111adc/E03349913_HMT_Spending_Review_June_2025_TEXT_CS_Accessible__002_.pdf) ## Contracts behind delivery 5 public contracts linked by an editor, £650,000 in all at their latest values; 1 awarded without competition. Figures come from the contract notices (Open Government Licence v3.0). - New Towns social value & stakeholder engagement: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) to BDP, £50,000, awarded 3 September 2025, ends 31 March 2026 ([notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ea88ce0-edee-4abc-97be-d32c65734a18)) - New Towns Gap Analysis - 1 of 4: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) to CBRE Limited, £150,000, awarded 26 September 2025, ends 12 December 2025 ([notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0f07cb9-b334-4486-b310-039c0325f90f)) - New Towns Gap Analysis 2 of 4: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) to Cushman & Wakefield, £150,000, awarded 26 September 2025, ends 12 December 2025 ([notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/df7fc15c-e456-4180-9bed-020e7fad7d41)) - New towns gap analysis 3 of 4: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) to Deloitte LLP, £150,000, awarded 26 September 2025, ends 12 December 2025 ([notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a811c56-200f-4209-9b1f-571a8dfd7b59)) - New towns gap analysis 4 of 4: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) to Newmark (Gerald Eve LLP), £150,000, awarded 26 September 2025, ends 12 December 2025 ([notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bf3bb6b-6d87-4621-a456-764489d8fa3d)) ## Sources - [Labour Party: Change, 2024 manifesto (PDF), page 36](https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf#page=36) - [MHCLG: Housing supply: indicators of new supply, England: April to June 2026 (24 Sep 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-indicators-of-new-supply-england-april-to-june-2026/housing-supply-indicators-of-new-supply-england-april-to-june-2026) - [MHCLG: Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England: 2024 to 2025 (20 Nov 2025)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2024-to-2025/housing-supply-net-additional-dwellings-england-2024-to-2025) - [HM Government: Plan for Change, milestones for mission-led government (5 Dec 2024)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af4719e0c816d18d1df3/Plan_for_Change.pdf) - [HM Treasury: Spending Review 2025 (11 Jun 2025)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68627094354985706f111adc/E03349913_HMT_Spending_Review_June_2025_TEXT_CS_Accessible__002_.pdf) - [Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/34) ## Checks - Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 6 October 2026; human editor review to come. --- Public Ledger's own writing (headlines, status notes, cost notes, summaries) is licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): reuse it, crediting Public Ledger with a link to the card. 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