Affordable rural housing
Welcome to the Affordable Rural Housing web pages which are managed jointly by:
In 2006 the Affordable Rural Housing Commission (ARHC) presented its final report (PDF 1.57MB) to Government. On the basis of evidence collected the report offered a range of practical recommendations for Government and others on ways to improve access to affordable housing for those who live and work in rural areas.
The Government's Response (PDF 392 KB) to Matthew Taylor's review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing has been published on the CLG website.
Government response to ARHC recommendations
Some of the ARHCs recommendations challenged existing practice, others offered solutions that went with the flow of Government thinking. Many of the solutions recommended fell within the context of a range of ongoing mainstream interventions. Principally these included: changes to the planning system, upcoming resourcing decisions through the Comprehensive Spending Review and support to build capacity and awareness at local and regional levels.
Ministers took the view that a formal point-by-point response would provide little more than a quickly dated snapshot within the context of this dynamic scenario. Instead Defra and Communities and Local Government developed this web based progress report to keep stakeholders up to date with developments.
From here you will be able to see how the Government is addressing the need for affordable housing in rural areas; how others are implementing policy and some of the report's recommendations.
Contents
These pages are structured to mirror the ARHC
report's (PDF 1.57MB) chapters, and addresses the themes raised in each chapter.
Key Facts
New affordable rural housing: 2005/06
New affordable rural housing: 1997/98
- 2005/06
Glossary (PDF 114 KB)
Page last
modified: 12 June 2008
Page published: 20 September 2006