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LESLEY GRIFFITHS AM: AFFORDABLE HOMES PLAN ADDRESSES KEY ISSUE |
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News from the office of…. LESLEY GRIFFITHS AM
Assembly Member for Wrexham
Vernon House
41 Rhosddu Road
Wrexham
LL11 2NS
Tuesday 15th May 2012
Assembly Member for Wrexham Lesley Griffiths has welcomed Welsh Government plans to bring of 12,500 new affordable homes on to the market this year alone, and has claimed affordability is a key issue for Wrexham Constituents.
Housing, Regenerations and Heritage Minister Huw Lewis unveiled plans this week to increase the number of Affordable Houses in Wales by 7,500 in 2011-12, an increase of a thousand on the previous year. In addition, it is intended that 5,000 empty homes will be brought back into use through the ‘Housing to Homes’ initiative and other measures.
Measures to achieve the targets include a 22 million pound increase in the social housing grant (SHG) for 2011-12 (bring this to total to £97M), supporting the development of a ‘Welsh Housing Bond’, accelerating Land Release for housing, and developing new and innovative ways to access housing such as co-operative housing and mutual home ownership.
A White Paper on the measures will be published next week.
Commenting, Lesley Griffiths said:
“The affordability of housing is becoming a key issue for the people of Wrexham and the number of constituents who contact me about this is increasing.
“It is, therefore, welcome to see the Welsh Government stepping up to the plate on the issue, using a creative mixture of measures which will see expansion in housing supply whilst minimising the number of greenfield sites needed.
“This will boost local economies across Wales, whilst also ensuring people and families who are making their way in the world are able to find a decent home.
“I am pleased to see a Labour Welsh Government following through on yet another manifesto commitment, for which they were given a mandate by the people of Wales.”
ENDS
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