Affordable Housing Provision in Wales, 2011-12 to 2013-14

Statistics on Affordable Housing Provision in Wales include information on the number of additional affordable housing units, covering all tenures, delivered across Wales during 2011-12 and the estimated future provision for 2012-13 and 2013-14.

The key points from the release show:

• In 2011-12, local authorities reported 2,489 additional affordable housing units had been delivered across Wales. This is similar to the number delivered during 2010-11 and represents just over 1 per cent of all socially rented dwellings as at 31 March 2011.
• The majority (62 per cent) of the additional affordable housing units delivered during 2011-12 were funded with capital grants.
• Welsh Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) continued to make the largest contribution to additional affordable housing in Wales, however this has decreased to 79 per cent (1,954 units) of all additional affordable housing provision compared with 91 per cent (2,261 units) during 2010-11.
• During 2011-12, 25 per cent of all additional affordable housing units delivered were through planning obligations (624 units in total).
• A total of 426 affordable housing units were delivered on land made available by the public sector during 2011-12, around two thirds of which was on land made available by local authorities.

Further information

StatsWales website

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5055
E-mail: stats.Housing@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

October 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out Soon' page)