Affordable Housing Provision, 2007-08 to 2010-11

Statistics on Affordable Housing Provision in Wales include data for the years 2007-08 to 2010-11.

The key points from the release show:

• Over the two years, 2007-08 and 2008-09, local authorities reported that a total of 4,235 additional affordable housing units had been delivered across Wales.
• In 2008-09, 2,543 additional affordable homes were delivered in Wales. This is around 50 per cent more than the 1,692 homes delivered in 2007-08.
• The majority of additional affordable housing units (75 per cent in 2007-08, 81 per cent in 2008-09) were delivered by Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), largely funded by Social Housing Grants.
• Over the two years, 2007-08 and 2008-09, 27 per cent of all additional affordable housing units delivered were through planning obligations (1,156 units in total).

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5055
E-mail: stats.housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

November 2010 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)