7,000 new homes – the equivalent of building a small town – needed in Jersey in next decade, says report

7,000 new homes – the equivalent of building a small town – needed in Jersey in next decade, says report

The Objective Assessment of Housing Need Report based that number on the assumption that recent trends in net migration continue.

The report, which was commissioned by former Housing Minister Anne Pryke in 2017, has been presented to States Members.

Prepared by housing market analysts arc4, the report is intended to help in the drafting of the next Island plan and the work of Housing Minister Sam Mézec and the soon-to-be-established Housing Policy Development Board.

‘The projected figures in it show the impact of differing levels on migration on the demand for housing and, while it is for others to consider Jersey’s migration policy, this report will help frame the discussions around both housing and our population policy,’ Senator Mézec said.

The report considers a number of different population scenarios and takes into account demographic changes, such as an ageing population, and the economic need for a sustainable level of inward migration.

The maximum figure is based upon an assumption of a continuing trend in 1,000 inward migration leading to a demand for an additional 6,700, plus a 250 uplift for key-worker accommodation.

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