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Representation ID: 1664

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: WM Housing Associations

Agent: Tetlow King Planning

The HAPC is pleased to see that the Local Plan Review is supported by a new Strategic Housing Market
Assessment (2021) which establishes an affordable housing need of 128 affordable dwellings per
annum. It should be noted that the net requirement would increase from 128 to 195 affordable homes
per year in South Staffordshire if 30% of gross household income could be spent on housing costs. This
would increase further to 262 affordable homes per year if 25% of income could be spent on housing
costs. The HAPC encourages South Staffordshire to set realistic targets and to introduce policies that
will assist in tackling the affordability issues in the authority.