Scale of UK's housing gap revealed

The UK housing gap - the difference between the current housing stock and the number needed for everyone to have a decent home to live in - is 1.2m homes, according to the BBC Housing Briefing. Its calculations suggest it will take at least 15 years at current building rates to close the gap, and that not enough of what is being built is affordable. The Affordable Housing Commission found that more than half of 18 to 24-year-olds live with family, and 18% are still doing so as 25 to 34-year-olds. The MHCLG said: "Since 2010 this government has delivered over 464,000 new affordable homes. In addition, the social housing waiting list has decreased by 40% since 2012.”

BBC News (23/02/2020)