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Demand outstripping supply

According to a study conducted in 2019 by Professor Glen Bramley of Heriot-Watt University for the National Housing Federation (NHF), 90,000 additional social housing properties per year are required over a 15-year period to meet the current demand for accommodation.

In a similar study, Shelter’s Commission on the future of social housing called for 3.1 million new social homes over a 20-year period, an average of 155,000 per year. While the UK Government has made clear its position on improving the provision of suitable homes for adults with learning disabilities, there is a significant funding gap which cannot be met by the public sector alone.

14600000

There are 14.6 million people in the UK who live with a disability.
Scope UK

4200000

For more than 4.2 million people, social rented housing is the most appropriate tenure.
National Housing Federation

8,500,000

 people in England have some form of unmet housing need.
National Housing Federation

A sustained health problem within the UK continues to increase demand.

In order to reach the Government’s target of 300,000 new homes per year, annual net supply would need to reach levels 39% higher than in 2020/21. To reach the 340,000 called for by Crisis and the NHF, the increase would need to be 57%.

The level of required funding to build the number of social homes needed is £12.8 billion per year, but savings in Housing Benefit and land value reform could reduce the overall cost.

Source: Tackling the under-supply of housing – House of Commons 2022

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