Housing Committee: Expanding London’s social housing stock
Channel: London Assembly
Date: 2022-02-23

As of April 2020, there were 246,575 households on local authority waiting lists and 60,830 families in London were relying on temporary accommodation.

With demand for social housing high and likely to further increase, alternatives to expanding social housing stock should be considered.

The construction of new social homes is vital to meeting demand in London, but ‘non-construction’ methods could potentially expand the supply of social housing and help alleviate housing pressures.

Watch the London Assembly Housing Committee discuss alternative methods for expanding social housing stock in London, through either existing homes or converting buildings. The guests are:

Chris Bailey, Campaigns Manager, Action on Empty Homes
Peter Matthew, Executive Director Housing, Planning and Communities, London Borough of Hounslow 
Diarmaid Ward, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Housing and Development, London Borough of Islington
Toby Lloyd, Independent Policy Consultant
Ben Denton, Chief Executive, L&G Affordable Homes
Josie Parsons, CEO, Local Space
John Hughes, Group Development Director, Notting Hill Genesis