Provisional figures show Homes England exceeded key
government-set annual targets in 2023/24, performing strongly
despite another year of challenging market conditions.
Staff, working in partnership with hundreds of local, regional
and national organisations to catalyse housing, regeneration and
place-making across the country, have:
- Enabled the completion of more than 32,000 homes, vs a target
of 29,641.
- Facilitated the start of construction for an additional
35,000 homes, vs a target of 32,967.
- Unlocked land that is capable of delivering more than 26,000
further homes, vs a target of 25,788.
- 87% of the completions Homes England enabled in 2023/24 have
achieved an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of B or
above.
The provisional performance figures are part of Homes England's
annual report, which will be published this summer.
The majority of the increase in housing supply has been
affordable homes. More broadly, through targeted partnerships
with housing associations and local authorities, the Agency is
fully confident it will spend its share of the Government's
Affordable Housing Programme 2021-26, helping to ensure that more
people have access to safe, decent and affordable homes.
The Agency also made significant progress against its widened
remit and focus on regeneration and placemaking. In 2023/24 the
Agency used its powers, land, capital, and technical expertise to
support good quality, sustainable housing and regeneration
schemes in priority places across England including in Barrow,
Birmingham, Blackpool, Bradford, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds,
Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Plymouth, Salford, Sheffield,
Wolverhampton and York.
Achieving lasting transformation and addressing deep-rooted
social and economic challenges to create sustainable and thriving
neighbourhoods is a complex and multifaceted process that takes
decades of dedicated effort and investment. Partnership and
collaboration is the cornerstone in achieving this, to leverage
resources, share expertise, build trust, coordinate efforts,
increase accountability and mobilise communities.
This is why, during 2023/24, the Agency established three
Strategic Place Partnerships (SPPs) in South and West Yorkshire
and the West Midlands. These join existing SPPs in Greater
Manchester and Essex. In total these SPPs serve a population of
more than 13 million people.
Peter Freeman, Chair of Homes England said:
The performance demonstrated in these provisional figures is
evidence of Homes England's impact which is being felt across the
country, helping to ensure that more people have a home in a
safe, sustainable, thriving community.
The figures also further acknowledge the conclusion of a recent
Public Bodies Review of the Homes England: there is no doubt in
the effectiveness and efficiency of the Agency and that we are
crucial to the delivery of government housing, regeneration and
levelling up priorities.
Peter Denton, Chief Executive of Homes England said:
I am hugely grateful for the commitment, passion and hard work of
our staff who have worked tirelessly to ensure Homes England met
- and in most areas exceeded - its annual targets across 2023/24.
Thanks to them – and the huge network of organisations we work in
partnership with – we made strides in advancing our mission to
create more places where people can live, work and thrive,
helping more children and young people out of temporary
accommodation and ultimately driving greater social justice and
equity for society.
