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IPPR argues England needs to rebuild social housing as a stable, counter-cyclical source of demand, calling for more than grant funding: scaled delivery through devolution and structural reforms to transform housing supply and resilience.
Announces an IPPR/Arup event on fiscal devolution, discussing proposals to give mayors greater tax, spending and borrowing powers to drive regional growth, with speakers including Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig and local government leaders.
Proposes giving English mayors a 5% share of income tax—about £3.8bn a year—to roughly double their local spending on transport, housing and regeneration, while stressing built‑in accountability to protect against mismanagement.
Sets out a practical roadmap for fiscal devolution, arguing centralisation constrains regional growth and recommending devolving tax, spending and borrowing powers with sequenced transfers tied to local capacity plus safeguards for fairness and sustainability.
IPPR argues energy devolution in England should be reconfigured: local strategic authorities already influence housing, planning, transport and economic development, but current fragmented devolution and mismatched boundaries hinder local leadership of clean‑energy transitions.