Powys County Council has announced that it is planning to invest over £150 million into building social housing.
The Council has announced a £159 million investment plan as part of a five-year programme that will see new council homes built and improvements made to existing council homes.
The new “At Home in Powys – Housing Business Plan” would see Powys County Council build more than 310 new council homes by 2027-28.
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Councillor Matthew Dorrance, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Fairer Powys, said: “This ambitious plan will help to tackle the housing emergency in the county by building high-quality council homes.
“At Home in Powys puts in place the money needed to make our homes more energy efficient for our tenants – tackling fuel poverty and ensuring council homes are doing their bit to tackle climate change.
“The plan also pledges continued investment in our existing council homes to make sure that we continue to meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standard.”
Other parts of the Housing Business Plan include a £15.6 million investment to increase fuel efficiency in council homes which the council hopes will “reduce fuel poverty, help cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change”.
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A further £6.8 million would be spent to make council homes better suited to the needs of older people and those with health-related needs that affect their mobility. More than £7.9 million would also be spent to improve the wellbeing of communities through improvements to council homes and estates.
The proposal also includes investment worth more than £31 million in the council’s existing homes to make sure they continue to meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standard with a further £9.3 million to make sure “all council homes and associated assets are 100per cent compliant with all relevant regulations”.
The plans will be considered by Powys County Council's cabinet at a meeting next Tuesday (March 28).
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