Views sought on new approaches to affordable rural housing

The Housing Corporation is carrying out a feasibility study on how best to support the delivery of new affordable homes in rural areas. Views on this proposal are now being sought from a wide range of people and organisations.

The final report of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission identified that existing best practice in the provision of affordable rural homes was not replicated across all rural areas. Barriers and blockages at the local level were preventing progress.

The study, commissioned on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will look at the case for a new time limited revenue funding programme to help local organisations to overcome local barriers to making affordable housing happen. If the study shows that a new funding programme is needed, funding would be subject to the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will report later this year.

To participate, a questionnaire will be available in two formats:

print, via post; and
PDF, via email
from the Housing Corporation's enquiries team, from 9.30am on Wednesday 22 August for 12 weeks.

Email:
enquiries@housingcorp.gsx.gov.uk
Please ensure the subject field of your email reads 'Feasibility Study'.

Telephone:
0845 230 7000

Responses should be returned no later than Tuesday 13 November 2007.