New house building in Wales gets £24m boost

Welsh Housing Minister Julie James has announced that a further £24 million is being injected immediately into building more new affordable homes in Wales.

The additional funding will help accelerate the Welsh Government’s programme of providing 20,000 more affordable homes across the country by 2021, by giving an immediate funding boost to shovel-ready schemes across the country.

13,143 of the 20,000 new homes the Welsh Government promised by 2021 have already been delivered, including 2,592 affordable housing units delivered across Wales in 2018/19, 12 per cent higher than 2017/18 and the highest annual total to date.

James said: “Ensuring everyone can have a good quality, affordable home is my number one priority as Wales’ Housing Minister. So I’m pleased to be able to report we are on track to delivering the 20,000 new affordable homes we promised as part of our Programme for Government – with 65% of homes already delivered.

“But we want to build more homes, at pace, and at scale. The additional investment I am announcing today will help us meet that pledge, helping to boost the construction sector and ensuring people have the home they need, which supports a healthy, successful and prosperous life. By the end of this current term of government, we will have invested more than £2 billion in housing across Wales – a clear indication of the importance we attached to delivering more good-quality homes, which are the bedrock of good communities and form the basis for individuals and families to flourish in all aspects of their lives.”