Housing Waiting Lists Could Double Next Year

One in 10 households in need of housing are stuck on council waiting lists for over five years as a result of the chronic shortage of affordable homes. A new report, Building post-pandemic prosperity, commissioned by the LGA, ARCH, and the NFA, sets out the case for building 100,000 green social homes for rent each year as part of the recovery from COVID-19, to deliver net zero housing and “level-up” the nation. It also reveals that as a result of the pandemic, council housing waiting lists could almost double next year to as many as 2.1 million households, due to the impact of Covid-related support schemes winding down and a potential increase in homelessness. Read more on the LGA website.

https://www.local.gov.uk/about/news/housing-waiting-lists-could-double-next-year-one-10-stuck-queue-more-5-years-new 

Housing Played ‘Significant Role’ In Higher COVID-19 Rates Among BAME People

Housing was an important factor that led to “unacceptably high death rates” among BAME communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report from a cross-party group of MPs has said.  Titled Coronavirus: lessons learned to date, the report said the death rates among people from BAME communities was “unacceptably high” and pointed to housing, working conditions and “possible biological factors” as things that contributed to “unequal outcomes”. Read more on Inside Housing.

https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/housing-played-significant-role-in-higher-covid-19-rates-among-black-and-minority-ethnic-people-says-official-report-72831