We're proudly supporting the National Housing Federation's long-term #PlanForHousing, calling on all political parties in the run up to the next general election, to commit to a long term future for housing.

Today we launch the next phase of our #GE24 campaign #PlanForHousing

The housing crisis affects almost everyone. For too long governments have attempted to fix a systemic problem with piecemeal approaches.

The next govt needs to commit to a long-term #PlanForHousing 🏠 pic.twitter.com/dbx4NB3Goq

— National Housing Federation (@natfednews) March 12, 2024

We are committed to playing our part in providing more affordable homes to help tackle the housing crisis.  Only this week we have taken handover of our development at Sewell Street in Runcorn (pictured) which is offering 33 apartments for social rent. A small part of our long term ambition to provide 1,000 new home by 2028. 

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The #HousingCrisis can be solved. The next government could transform the housing system and create lasting solutions that serve people, the planet and our economy. The fact is:

1. We’re in a housing emergency but there’s no plan for how to end it.

2. This crisis is making us ill, driving families into financial hardship, it's expensive for taxpayers and it is holding back the economy.

3. The next government can fix the housing crisis by 2035 with a long-term plan for housing. This is the sensible and cost-effective thing to do.

The UK government has published national strategies on areas ranging from space to shipbuilding, but has no national plan for housing.

8.5 million people in England have some form of unmet housing need – for 4.2 million of these people, social housing would be the best tenure to address that need. The UK spends a higher proportion of GDP on housing allowances than any other OECD country. The lower rents charged by social housing providers save tenants an estimated £18bn year – an average of £5000 per household per year. Just one year of building the social homes we need would generate net economic benefits of more than £51bn, including a net profit to the taxpayer of nearly £12bn. If we don’t act, by 2030 every school in England will have on average seven children who are homeless and living in temporary accommodation, and 85 who are living in overcrowded homes.

That's why we're supporting the #PlanforHousing campaign.