Housing Voice The Affordable Homes Alliance
Housing Voice is the campaign alliance established to champion the need for more affordable homes to buy or rent. With the shortfall in housing projected to be 750,000 by 2025, the average house price more than 8 times the average salary, more than one 1.6 million households on waiting lists, the average age of a first time buyer being 37 and rents in the private rented sector continuing to grow faster than incomes in many parts of the country, NOW is the time for a new approach.
National Inquiry into the Affordable Homes Crisis
Recent independent polling commissioned by Housing Voice found that affordable housing is in fact a greater concern for families than either education or crime. Our survey also found that 71% think the Coalition Government is either giving ‘none’ or ‘not much’ attention to affordable housing, and that the public do not see this issue as a high priority for politicians.
Therefore Housing Voice has launched an Affordable Homes Crisis Inquiry which is supported by Citizens Advice, CDS Co-operatives, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), National Housing Federation (NHF), National Union of Students (NUS), Sitra – the charity for supported people, TPAS, TUC and UNISON. Lord Larry Whitty is the chair of the Housing Voice Affordable Homes Crisis Inquiry and secretariat support is provided by Connect Communications.
Provision of decent and affordable housing is a pre-requisite for health and wellbeing and a hallmark of a civilised society. Housing Voice wants to find out about the problems people are facing during its National Inquiry into the Affordable Homes Crisis. Housing Voice will be travelling across the country to hear the “voices” of civil society and to gather evidence on the issues and solutions required to ensure affordable housing is available and accessible to those in need. To find out more about our oral evidence sessions, when and where they are and how to take part click here.
We would welcome your views on what you think needs to be done to address the need for more affordable housing in your area. Housing Voice invites you to submit evidence either by responding to the ten issues listed in the terms of reference or by clicking on our web survey below. Your participation in our National Inquiry into the Affordable Homes Crisis will help us find out what the key issues are for those who can’t afford, or those who are struggling to afford, a decent home.
Click here for Key Dates and Terms of Reference.
Click here to give oral evidence and to complete the survey.
