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Welsh Government announces extra £9m for innovative housing
The Welsh Government unveiled an extra £9m for its Innovative Housing Programme as it released details of the projects that have received funding so far.
Carl Sargeant, communities and children secretary for the Welsh Government, in February announced £20m over two years to support the delivery of housing schemes which are quick to build, affordable and environmentally sustainable.
But the amount available for 2017/18 has now been boosted to £19m after 22 developments benefitted from the cash. Another £10m will still be available in 2018/19.
The programme is intended to produce pioneering schemes that will inform the Welsh Government and the housing sector about which housing types to support in future.
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“The projects funded by the Innovative Housing Programme will help us learn what works best and why, both in terms of what we build and how we build them,” said Mr Sargeant.
“Alongside the well-documented health and education benefits that good quality housing provides for children and families, building homes of all tenures has a significant positive impact on the Welsh economy and on our communities.
“These projects will also demonstrate how we can use the Welsh supply chain to unlock massive opportunities for growth and innovation in housing.”
Projects that have received capital funding under the programme so far will deliver a total of 276 homes.
They include a scheme by 15,000-home landlord Pobl, which will deliver 16 ‘power station’ homes at a site in Neath, as well as units made from recycled shipping containers and a 40-bed modular extra care development.
Twelve housing associations – three stock transfer and nine traditional – have received funding, while five local authorities have benefitted.
