Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 30
30
Deferred
Ambition of 1.5 million housing target jeopardised by continued lack of a clear strategy.
Conclusion
Sector representatives have expressed doubt as to whether the target will be achievable by July 2029, and Ministers have themselves described the 1.5 million target as “stretching” and “hugely ambitious”. The Government was right to set an ambitious target, but this must be supported with a clear Strategy to meet that target. Further delays to the Strategy risk jeopardising the Ministry’s headline policy objective. (Conclusion, Paragraph 141)
Government Response Summary
The government will publish a Long-Term Housing Strategy shortly, bringing together reforms undertaken since July 2024.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
69. The Government will publish a Long-Term Housing Strategy shortly, which will bring together the significant programme of reform that the Government has undertaken since taking office in July 2024. This includes the three priority areas that form part of our strategy to delivering 1.5 million new homes – fixing the foundations of our development sector, including through ambitious planning reform; transforming the housebuilding industry through investment in skills and supporting a greater diversity of developers to build at scale; and building a new generation of social and affordable homes.