Sentences with phrase «affordable social housing»

Case study of fast - track affordable social housing built to dual certification according to nZEB and Passive House:

The housing association sector is the principal provider of affordable social housing, but they are coasting.»

Successive governments have squeezed spending on social housing, putting greater pressure on the need for affordable social housing.

Instead of blowing one billion pounds on a single piece of road, we would make social housing a priority so that there is quality, affordable social housing for those who need it.»

What is missing is a complementary strategy to increase the supply of genuinely affordable social housing, so that families don't have to end up in the more expensive (and less secure) private rented sector.

With homelessness rising, the need for affordable social housing is growing - but today in England more than 1.5 million households are waiting for a home.

This is a big, complex issue that requires a focussed national housing plan by senior government, to include new supply of affordable social housing.

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According to a report from Toronto - based social policy group the Wellesley Institute, «rooming houses are one of the most affordable private - market housing options for low - income tenants....

As with most social policy issues, it's worth noting that homelessness and affordable housing are serious matters.

In addition to mortgage insurance, it also issues mortgage - backed securities and pursues a variety of social policy agendas at the behest of Ottawa, such as disseminating information on regional housing markets, improving access to affordable housing and encouraging energy efficiency in new homes.

Despite Swann's success, the idea didn't really take off in urban areas in America until the 1980s, when rapidly increasing real - estate prices began shutting many out of homeownership, according to Reinventing Real Estate: The Community Land Trust as A Social Invention in Affordable Housing, by James Meehan.

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Instead of committing to helping families and individuals improve their social and economic conditions (by pushing policy makers to strengthen access to affordable housing, health care, child care, public transportation, job training, etc.), we blame them.

Although the federal government is far from assuming its portion of the broader social responsibility for affordable housing, the very depth of the housing crisis is itself a source of hope.

Lack of affordable housing is a social problem, so we've come up with a model that makes the community part of the solution.

The people of Sydney need access to affordable housing, jobs, infrastructure like transport and water and social services.

The Prime Minister's announcement for social and affordable housing, outlined yesterday in the government's Building Britain's Future, confirms the expectation that the government will miss its own target from the 2007 Housing Green Paper, according to the Construction Products Assochousing, outlined yesterday in the government's Building Britain's Future, confirms the expectation that the government will miss its own target from the 2007 Housing Green Paper, according to the Construction Products AssocHousing Green Paper, according to the Construction Products Association.

At the same time, we need greater investment in social housing and decisive action to make the private rented sector more accessible and affordable, along with radical solutions to tackle the severe shortage of truly affordable homes.

The bill will also support the regeneration and delivery of new social and affordable housing, identified as a key government priority in July as Gordon Brown stepped over the threshold at No 10.

«The bill suffers from its own crippling poverty of ambition, and contains too little on affordable housing, too little on social housing and too little on sustainable housing.»

Initially, the developers Barratt Homes and Galliard Homes put forward a proposal which included no plans at all for social or affordable housing.

A combination of soaring rents, cuts to benefits, and a shortage of social housing has created a crisis in affordable housing in the capital.

Companies may be forced to chuck in a few «affordable» homes here and there but plans for new social housing are few and far between.

Increases in social security expenditure largely reflect problems or policies outside social security itself, such as high unemployment, lack of affordable childcare and the deregulation of the housing market.

«Despite over 700 objection letters submitted by our campaign and 11 objecting speakers, the Strategic Planning Committee approved plans for the Boleyn Ground development with only 25 % so called «affordable housing» and no social housing.

«An Oxford graduate and Rhodes Scholar, he is brilliant, articulate and has wonderful values — especially regarding affordable health care and housing, quality education, environmental protection, social justice, tax reform, greening our cities and protecting area farms.

Affordable housing is not social housing.

Investing # 6bn to build 100,00 extra social and affordable homes would start to tackle the housing crisis and create new jobs in construction and the supply chain, putting money in people's pockets to spend on the High Street.

Developing affordable housing is a crucial factor in the economic and social strength of rural communities, and it is a major contributor to long - term community sustainability, yet the Coalition government seem determined to ignore this.

From activists for social and environmental justice, to advocates for affordable housing and alternative transportation, to leaders in the struggle for immigrants» rights and civil rights, NKD is building a progressive Brooklyn alliance.

Aside from the social aspects the tax fails on practicability because in most areas there is a shortage of affordable rented housing to which tenants could downsize.

He has focused on legislation and policy changes to support affordable housing, protect the environment, promote economic and social justice and a more humane society, prevent gun violence, create a fairer and more open political process, and provide for greater accountability in the ways government provides services and spends our tax dollars.

The group Sweets Way Resists have been campaigning against the sell - off of social housing on the estate in Barnet, which is due to be replaced with over 200 houses and flats, just 59 of which are set to be «affordable».

In housing, affordable housing (NB: it's not really that affordable) will be expanded, but social housing looks to be gradually going extinct.

Child poverty, affordable housing, third rate social services, low pay, a crumbling Dickensian prisons estate which has become a college for radicalisation.

«It is unprecedented to convert part of an existing economic development project that provides affordable housing and retail jobs for the purpose of building a casino which would obviously affect the social fabric of our community.»

The full budget document confirmed there would be a further # 2bn for «affordable housing» which will include funding for social homes.

However, more must be done to find solutions to the housing crisis and it is concerning that the Office for Budget Responsibility predicts there will be 14,000 fewer affordable homes built as a direct result of social housing rent cuts.

Grenfell seemed to change that, we stopped hearing only of a need for affordable homes but also for social housing.

These would be genuinely affordable homes, with shared ownership and rent to buy as intermediate options, alongside new social housing for those that need it.

With rising house prices and a shortage of well - priced properties, affordable housing has rapidly changed from a social to political issue.

«Alicia is widely regarded as an outstanding «community banker» with particular expertise in affordable housing and social investment,» Ms. Wylde said in a statement.

«We are very proud to open Lantern's fifteenth affordable building in New York City which will provide both housing and critical social services to some of our City's most vulnerable citizens,» said Laura Lazarus, Executive Director of Lantern.

In a speech hosted by the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, Peter Black AM will state that his party will double the current Social Housing Grant budget of # 35million per year to # 70million per year in the next Assembly term and set a target of 20,000 new affordable homes over the same period.

Jenkins has been a vocal advocate for affordable housing and social justice in Westchester, and brings a wealth experience to the County Executive's office.

CVH has chapters in NYC, Yonkers, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie and organizes around a truly affordable housing, a just social safety net, good jobs and access to them, a participatory democracy, and a fair share tax system to fund critical programs for low - income families.

She said: «I want to establish a national consensus that building more homes - including more social and affordable housing - is the right thing to do.

Certainly surplus publicly owned land should be assessed with a view to donating it in appropriate areas to registered social landlords or mutual associations for affordable housing.

Proposing to address the challenges of homelessness and a lack of affordable housing, Cuomo called for a financial and spiritual commitment to rebuild the state's social and physical infrastructure.

«In the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statement.