Stop Paying Landlords Billions — Build Council Houses?

We spend billions on housing benefit that mostly ends up with private landlords… What if we built council houses instead? New Statesman executive editor Oli Dugmore makes the case on Newsnight. 🏠💰 In this Newsnight clip, Oli Dugmore challenges the UK’s housing approach during a discussion on Andy Burnham’s offer to young people. He points out that vast sums of housing benefit flow to private landlords — often for former council homes — and argues for redirecting that money into building new social housing instead. The panel explores how the current system feels “backwards,” the potential long-term savings of public housebuilding, and the bigger picture of Andy Burnham’s push for the biggest council house building programme since the post-war era. Host Victoria Derbyshire presses on the funding question as the debate highlights the housing crisis facing young people and working families. As Burnham’s profile rises amid major UK political shifts and housing affordability remains a top voter concern, this clip cuts straight to one of the most practical — and controversial — ideas in British politics right now. What do you think — should we build more council homes instead of subsidising private landlords? Drop your honest take in the comments 👇 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSiYkMylC3F_eQfIodMHkOw/join Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/MaxRobespierre Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/MaximilienRobespierre1794/ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/max_robespierre Merch - https://maximilienrobespierre1.live/merch Twitter - https://twitter.com/MaxFRobespierre Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Robespierre Cameo - https://v.cameo.com/e/rV9R29pyP1b #UKHousingCrisis #CouncilHousing #AndyBurnham #SocialHousing #HousingBenefit