"The London Assembly Housing Committee said London's housing crisis was "hitting families and disabled Londoners hardest, yet the homes they need most are the ones least likely to be built"."
"The G15, a group of London's leading housing associations, told the committee's investigation that allocating grants based on habitable rooms "rather than per unit would better reflect the cost and space requirements of different home types, supporting delivery that aligns with local need"."
"Chair of the London Assembly Housing Committee, Zoe Garbett, said: "The report highlights that delivery has slowed sharply since 2023, at the same time as demand for genuinely affordable housing continues to rise. "Without changes to how funding is allocated, the report warns that delivery under the next Affordable Homes Programme risks falling further behind.""
Between 2016 and 2025 only 3% of homes built through City Hall's Affordable Homes Programme had four or more bedrooms. Seventy-eight percent of AHP homes were studios or one- and two-bedroom properties. Families and disabled and deaf Londoners are disproportionately affected because larger and accessible homes are least likely to be built. Soaring interest rates and rising construction costs have contributed to under-delivery of family-sized and accessible homes. The G15 recommended allocating grants by habitable rooms rather than per unit to better reflect cost and space requirements. Monitoring of affordable accessible housing remains substandard and lacks numerical targets. Private-sector housebuilding in London has fallen 84% since 2015, and recent delivery under the AHP has slowed despite earlier starts targets being met between 2016 and 2023.
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