4. Government spending and supply-side policies

Additional social and affordable housing funding

£1.5 billion

Additional homes funded

Around 10,000 homes in England

Total Social and Affordable Homes Programme investment

Over £40 billion across 10 years

Your First Home equity-loan scheme

£4.7 billion funding

Households targeted by first-time buyer scheme

70,000 households

Local apprenticeship services

£100 million investment

National Wealth Fund and British Business Bank defence investment

Up to £5 billion over four years

Additional AI Security Institute funding

£120 million

National AI Biosecurity Initiative

£165 million

Cyber defence investment

£154 million

National Agentic Security Unit

£40 million

Sovereign AI Unit additional investment

£140 million

Business regulatory cost savings

Almost £800 million annually

Energy-intensive manufacturing electricity discount

20-25% for 10,000 firms from April 2027

Energy Debt Circuit Breaker

Expected to save billpayers around £30 by 2030

UK defence spending target

3% of GDP by 2030 and 3.5% by 2035 under NATO commitments

UK military support for Ukraine

£3 billion annually until 2030-31 or for as long as needed