Clarion welcomes announcement of £600m investment to train more construction workers

Clarion Housing Group, the UK’s largest housing association, has welcomed the government’s announcement of £600m in additional investment to train up to 60,000 more skilled construction workers.

The announcement will help unlock some of the 20,000 homes in the social landlord’s development pipeline, as well as providing opportunities for its 360,000 residents.

Clarion Futures, the housing association’s charitable foundation, runs one of the biggest jobs and training programmes in the country, helping thousands of people into work and training each year.

Clare Miller, Chief Executive of Clarion Housing Group, said:

“With a pipeline of more than 20,000 new homes here at Clarion, we are keen to work closely with the government to overcome planning, funding and regulatory challenges impacting the sector’s ability to deliver the new homes the country needs.

“We welcome the announcement of additional funding to train up the next generation of construction workers, helping to tackle the skills gap that has been holding us back for so long. Deployed in the right way and delivered in partnership with housing associations and key construction industry stakeholders, this will help us unlock some of the homes in our development pipeline and provide opportunities for our residents.

“We are committed to continuing our collaboration with the government to help meet its ambitious target of building 1.5m new homes, making a huge difference to the lives of so many.”