- In 2014-15 the Greater London Authority (GLA) delivered 17,875 affordable homes.
- In 2015-16 that number fell to 4,881.
- This year, 422 affordable homes have been completed, against a forecast of 9,984.[1]
The Mayor has specific responsibilities for strategic housing, regeneration and economic development. These include producing a statutory housing strategy, providing new affordable homes, improving existing social rented homes, managing a portfolio of public land and delivering regeneration projects.[2]
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee will examine the GLA’s progress with its current affordable housing programmes, the Mayor’s housing commitments and expectations for the 2016 Autumn Statement and housing settlement.
The guests are:
- Jamie Ratcliff, Assistant Director - Programme, Policy and Services, GLA
- David Gallie, Assistant Director - Group Finance, GLA
The meeting will take place on Thursday, 3 November from 2.00pm in Committee Room 5 at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting can also be viewed via webcast.
Follow us @LondonAssembly and take part in the meeting discussion using #AssemblyBudget and #AffordableHousing.
Notes to editors
- GLA Housing and Land starts on site and completions, to end of September 2016.
- The Mayor’s Housing Strategy
- Full agenda papers
- Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
For media enquiries, please contact Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067. For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.