Labour-run Reading Council have delivered just 27% of affordable housing needed in Reading.
According to the Berkshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment Reading needs 406 new affordable homes delivered every year for residents in need, but Labour councillors have managed just 110 a year on average.
Doug Cresswell, new Green Party Councillor for Katesgrove, says, “On affordable housing, the Labour council just isn’t delivering. Time and time again we see Labour councillors wave through new developments with little affordable housing. Unfortunately the Conservative government’s policies have also made matters worse.
“Having a safe, warm, affordable home is so important to the people of Reading. Our key workers need a place to call home. Our teachers, nurses, posties and everyone who got us through Covid deserve a home they can afford.
“We need policies designed to deliver for the people of Reading, and politicians willing to see them through.”