Harrow not building adequate affordable homes

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities figures show 233 affordable homes were completed in Harrow in 2022-23 – down from 414 during the same period the year before, despite numbers rising across England.
Social rental properties are for low-income families and typically cost about 50% of market rents, while affordable housing is provided to low-income earners and can be charged up to 80% of market rents.
“Temporary accommodation costs are spiralling because we are not building enough social housing. Temporary accommodation is expensive, but also insecure and often overcrowded – it should not have ended up as a major part of our housing system” points out The Housing Forum.
On 23 January, council leaders in England met in Westminster to warn MPs they face financial ruin without government intervention due to the housing crisis. They said demand for temporary accommodation is unsustainable, and they face multi-million-pound deficits, reported Investigations Correspondent for ITV News Daniel Hewitt.
Harrow need more council homes. The council could also be more rigid in securing more social housing through the planning application process.
Wonder if the Harrow council would be more proactive in dealing with all properties that have been empty for 2 years or more to turn into council homes at council rents on secure tenancies.