Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 1
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Accepted
Publish annual assessment of social housing capacity and targets to deliver 90,000 new homes.
Recommendation
The problem of a continuing chronic shortage of social housing that we identified in our 2020 Report, Building More Social Housing, remains. In line with the conclusions of our 2020 report, we conclude that the Government must support, regulate and invest in the social housing sector so that the country can increase delivery to 90,000 social rent homes a year. The Government should consider and publish its assessment of the capacity of and targets for the delivery of the overall housing market and social housing in particular. This should be carried out on an annual basis. (Paragraph 17) A financial health check
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the committee that providers face significant financial challenges and notes record investment in repairs and maintenance. It highlights its existing regulatory casework, where it has downgraded providers' governance judgements and worked with them to address failures in stock maintenance, without committing to the recommended annual social housing target or assessment.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 28 November 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗