Housing Ask 1

Build more social housing. We are asking local authorities to make sure properties are built with a commitment to social rents. They should develop a social rent delivery policy in their local plans that is informed by a substantive assessment of social housing as well as a robust Equality Impact Assessment. Residential developments under section 106 must ensure that the vast majority, if not all, should be allocated to social rent and not just affordable rent.

Why?

Between 2016 and 2021 London saw a 30 per cent increase in Households on Local Authority waiting lists and now nearly 300,000 are waiting for social homes. Find out what the picture is like in your borough below.