Whitehall must invest £1.1bn a year into affordable housing, promote economic growth and devolve further skills and employment powers if it is to eradicate poverty, a charity has urged.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) latest report said the investment would deliver 80,000 affordable homes a year, while linking housing association and council rents to local wages would reduce the annual housing benefit bill by £5.6bn by 2040.