Community Land Trust Network reposted this
Hot on the heels of Shelter's report on social housing, the Devon Housing Commission (chaired by Lord Best and led by Matthew Dodd) publishes a comprehensive account of what is needed to address the acute shortage of affordable housing across the county. Like Shelter they include a few pages on the role of Community Land Trusts, and support the Community Land Trust Network's calls for: * the renewal of the Community Housing Fund (watch out for our forthcoming delivery review of this) * councils disposing of some land/assets to CLTs for social housing * encouraging the provision of CLTs in allocated sites * much more use of Rural Exception Sites generally
My thanks to Lord Best and all the commissioners who gave their time, expertise and energy over the course of a year to produce this report. And to the hundreds of people who submitted evidence, who helped turn a web of stark statistics and depressing data into a vivid picture of the challenges facing those trying to find a home in Devon. Well done to Matthew Dodd and everyone who contributed. Now to consider how the Devon Task Force, Homes England and others take this powerful work forward; there is much to do... #Housing #Devon #SocialHousing #AffordableHousing https://lnkd.in/ePdTMQAU
CEO at FoodSavers and Inn Churches
3moVery informative. The report stresses the urgent need for action from both central and local government, as well as social housing partners, to increase the availability of affordable homes. I know the demographics are different in Bradford but the key take away for me is this highlights the dramatic rise in families requiring temporary accommodation and the associated costs for local authorities. As in Devon, we see in this report the pressing nature of the housing emergency in the all over the county. After our winter shelter we used to have a great success rate in getting people housed. Not anymore.