Chaired by Charlie Arbuthnot, an expert in the financing of social housing, and the Bishop of Kensington, Graham Tomlin, who has been active in efforts to support residents following the Grenfell Tower disaster, the group will begin to ask questions about the use of Church land, affordable housing and government policy.
Launched at Lambeth Palace on Tuesday, the Commission is made up of experts in the area of housing and community including Sir Robert John Devereux a former permanent secretary for the Department for Work and Pensions and Marvin Rees the Mayor of Bristol.
Those gathered at the launch were promised a “thoughtful, imaginative and radical” look at issue as well being told the Commission is keen to listen to stories of those working on the ground.
Explaining the importance of its work, Justin Welby, said: “Britain’s housing crisis is one of the major challenges facing this country – and it is hitting the poorest the hardest. While there is already significant work being done to find solutions, the Church has something unique to contribute.
To solve Britain’s housing crisis, we need to build communities as well as homes. I’m very grateful to Rev Sue Faulkner and Dave Gray who lives on Spencer Dallington Estate in @Peterborodio today for sharing their stories and insights on how to build communities. pic.twitter.com/F9WZeIWCXv
— Archbishop of…
… Read More
—
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Premier Christianity News.