Photograph: Getty ImagesAs many as 12,000 social homes and 15,000 affordable housing units could be delivered per year, on average, under the funding available for the Coalition’s long-awaited housing plan. It was unclear last night what the target for new builds, as opposed to other forms of social housing delivery such as acquisitions, will be in the finalised housing plan. There is also funding available to enable an affordable homes programme of 15,000 units annually, including those supported by the Government’s shared-equity scheme. The LDA would also play a greater role in the starter homes programme for affordable housing, and support more smaller housing developers. A protocol will be agreed with local authorities so that domestic violence victims who meet social housing eligibility requirements can transfer previous time spent on a social housing waiting list to another local authority.
