New Homes fact sheet 8: Economic, social, environmental benefits
Part of a series collecting key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration.
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Economic, social and environmental benefits of new homes
This fact sheet presents a range of types of benefits that can be created by new homes. Data are presented on the economic benefits which can support local economies, such as supporting new jobs.
It provides an introduction to social value and the types of commitments that housing developers can make to secure social, economic and environmental benefits for communities and local areas. The fact sheet includes information on national policies that ensure that new homes can be more environmentally sustainable compared to older homes.
About the New Homes Fact Sheets
The New Homes Fact Sheets, developed by Homes England, are a series of key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration, created to support conversations with local communities.
They provide a fact-based resource for everyone to draw upon to effectively communicate the context and processes around new homes and regeneration.
The development of the fact sheet series has involved consultation with local government officers, community groups and industry experts.
The other fact sheets in this series are:
Fact sheet 1: The need for homes
Fact sheet 2: How new homes are planned
Fact sheet 3: Transport and infrastructure services
Fact sheet 4: New homes and healthcare facilities
Fact sheet 5: New homes and school places
Fact sheet 6: The role of design and placemaking
Fact sheet 7: Homes and different land types
Fact sheet 9: What is affordable housing?
Fact sheet 10: New homes in rural areas
Guidance on how how the fact sheets were developed, and how they are intended to be used.