{"id":85026,"date":"2020-11-09T08:38:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T08:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=85026"},"modified":"2020-11-09T08:38:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T08:38:23","slug":"new-homes-needed-meet-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/new-homes-needed-meet-demand\/85026\/","title":{"rendered":"RIBA: 90,000 new homes per year needed to meet housing demand"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Royal Institute of British Architects<\/a> (RIBA) is calling on the Government to end the housing crisis by giving support and resource to local authorities to deliver the next generation of council housing across England<\/h2>\n

In a new report,\u00a0\u2018Homes for all: Putting council housing at the heart of local recovery\u2019<\/a>, the RIBA calls for urgent investment in social housing.<\/p>\n

Following a detailed analysis of public sector and independent data, the RIBA has concluded that not only would this provide high-quality, safe and sustainable homes for those in need, it would also generate a huge jobs boost across the country.<\/p>\n

With 1.15 million households on social housing waiting lists across England, the charity\u00a0Crisis\u00a0<\/a>recently calculated that the Government needs to build 90,000 new homes per year to meet demand.<\/p>\n

Help drive economic recovery<\/h3>\n

RIBA president,\u00a0Alan Jones, said: \u201cThe UK has some of the worst housing in Europe. Too many people find themselves living in sub-standard, unhealthy housing that fails to meet their needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are over one million households on the waiting list for social housing in England alone, with many of these are currently living in poorly maintained, short-term and expensive privately rented homes. This is a stark illustration of the scale of our housing crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urgently need a radical new approach to council housing that will deliver safe, low carbon, healthy homes and spaces around them. Housing that creates identity, pride and belonging, and helps to drive the recovery from the economic impact of Covid-19<\/a> by creating new jobs and boosting our economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith wide-ranging reforms to the planning system on the agenda, it is vital that government addresses the factors that have contributed to the failing system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Government is serious about \u2018Building Back Better<\/a>\u2019 it needs to back local authorities to invest in their communities and build homes fit for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The RIBA argues that delivering these homes would not only tackle the housing crisis, it would also create over a quarter of a million new jobs each year.<\/p>\n

The RIBA recommends:<\/h3>\n