Government likely to miss housing target by 25%, CIH warns
News30.10.2511.15 AM by Ella Jessel
The government is likely to fall short of its 1.5 million homes target by around 25%, according to research published by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
The membership body’s latest UK Housing Review warns that the government’s “ambitious” housing targets may fall short and that council housing finances are at breaking point.
In a briefing on the government’s goal to build 1.5 million homes by 2029, John Perry, senior policy adviser at the CIH, described immediate prospects as “mixed”.
Mr Perry pointed to the fall in net additions from 221,070 in 2023-24 to 196,500 in 2024-25, and a drop in new build starts, Energy Performance Certificates for new dwellings, and residential approvals in the first quarter of 2025.