CHC statement: Audit Wales report on 20,000 social homes target
This statement was issued on 5 September 2024.
Audit Wales has published its new report on affordable housing in Wales, which looks at Welsh Government's spending and performance against the 20,000 social homes target.
Commenting on the publication, Hayley Macnamara, head of policy and external affairs at Community Housing Cymru, said:
“Increasing the supply of decent homes that support people to live well is the ultimate answer to the housing crisis. Which is why Welsh housing associations have remained focused on building and developing at pace and scale, despite the multiple and extensive challenges that all UK homebuilders continue to face.
“Alongside this, they have looked at how they can make the best use of existing properties, and converting or upgrading them to meet the needs of people in their communities.
“While housing associations have managed to deliver 70-80% of Wales’s new social homes over the past few years, as this report shows, there are some different ways of working that may help ensure the sector can reach the 20,000 target. Providing certainty and overcoming delivery constraints is crucial to unlock the existing barriers in place - so we support the report’s recommendations to develop a long-term approach to funding and delivering social housing.
“Housing associations look forward to continuing to work with Welsh Government to deliver the social homes that Wales desperately needs.”
For press and media queries, please email Ruth Dawson, head of communications, at ruth-dawson@chcymru.org.uk.
