Social housing and affordable housing mix up

Mary Keating

Tim,

We are not perfectly clear either. Trying to get to the bottom of the machinations and the negotiations around affordable housing is very difficult. This was the best stab we could make with the information we could access.

Yes indeed committee members voted for affordable housing because no social housing is being offered in these plans ….it is not normal for developers to offer social housing which is generally only offered by those who will manage it, ie the local authority or housing associations. The Save Smallbrook alternative plans have not been developed to the point where the kind of housing is detailed. Social rents equate with social housing so as the plans stand at present there are no flats available for social rents, only ‘affordable’ rents.

There are no plans for schools, medical facilities or other infrastructure. Scary isn’t it.

Thanks for responding

Mary