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Thursday, 9 February 2017

Public Support For Building New Homes Has Doubled Since 2010

Public support for building new homes has doubled since 2010, according to the National Housing Federation. Across the latest British Social Attitudes survey, carried out by NatCen, the public were clear about wanting new affordable homes to be built in their local area. Support for new homes has nearly doubled from 29% in 2010 to 57% in 2016. This figure rises to 73% if the homes are affordable to people on average local incomes. The research reveals that 69% of homeowners support new affordable homes, while 18% would oppose and 70% of those aged 55+ support new affordable homes. Read more on Housing Excellence.