Here at wMUCH we echo the demands of the current mayor Richard Parker for the government to make devolved funds available to support the much needed increase in social rented housing across the region.
Over the next 4 years wMUCH working with GSA, Trident and Pioneer can help Community Led Housing groups deliver our target of over 5% of affordable social rent homes in the West Midlands region based on the Combined Authorities aim of 2000 affordable rent homes across the region. This can be achieved over 11 separate sites across Birmingham , Solihull , Coventry and Stourbridge.
wMUCH also have other schemes in the pipeline that with evidence of success and greater support from the Combined authority, local authorities and government we can bring forward. For very £1.00 invested in social housing up to £3.00 is returned to the economy over the lifetime of investment.
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IN ADDITION THESE HOMES WILL :
Address housing need
Early intervention in homelessness in Coventry and Solihull
Support for local business and the High Street in Stirchley
Support for Creativity and enterprise in Stourbridge
Support for more sustainable community organisations in Solihull , Coventry , Nechells Birmingham , Newtown Birmingham
Support for women in crisis in Newtown , Birmingham
Jobs, new skills, training CPD across the region
Jobs in construction
Jobs in the Black Country
Support , mentoring and new skills for young , disadvantaged people across the region
ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS WILL ADDRESS:
Use of brownfield sites
The road to net zero
Reductions in rent and energy costs
Housing need
Early interventions around Homelessness, ASB, community resilience
Local economies
Jobs and skills
WHAT WE NEED
Support from the Combined Authority for Brownfield site funding
Support from the Combined Authority for Development funding
Access to higher grant rate from Homes England
Best consideration not best value in the disposal of sites by local authorities
as set out in the WMCA public Land Charter
A more enabling approach to planning across the region
A greater understanding of social impact and additional value created by CLH
