Memorandum to the ODPM Select Committee Enquiry into Affordable Housing
By: Marc Francis Published: May 2002
Summary
Shelter argued that it was necessary for the Treasury Spending Review to allocate significant additional capital investment in affordable housing.
If investment were not forthcoming, Shelter estimated a shortfall of up to 37,000 affordable homes, each year.
There were also policy areas where Shelter believes a real difference could be made without significantly increasing public expenditure including:
- improving the planning system
- promoting innovative construction techniques
- modernising the private rented sector and
- reforming the Right to Buy system.
