Sixth Report - Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19

Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee HC 1329 31 March 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 26 items (18 recs)
Government Response (AI assessment · 26 of 26 classified)
Government response
Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: government response to the Select Committee report · published 25 May 2021

Recommendations & Conclusions

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17 Recommendation Accepted in Part
The Government will fail in its homelessness objectives if it continues to oversee the delivery...
Recommendation
The Government will fail in its homelessness objectives if it continues to oversee the delivery of just a few thousand social rent homes a year. The ongoing shortage of social housing is a clear, long-term obstacle to finding suitable accommodation … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government commits to investing £12 billion in affordable housing over five years, projecting approximately 32,000 social rent homes through a new Affordable Homes Programme, which doubles previous delivery but falls significantly short of the recommended 90,000 social rent homes per year.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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