The shortage of skilled construction workers is holding back delivery

Around 317,000 more construction workers are needed to build the government’s target of 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament.  According to a report published by the National Audit Office on 13^th July, 130,000 more workers are needed to upgrade up to five million homes by 2030 through the Warm Homes Plan.  At the same time, the construction sector has the “highest sectoral rate of hard-to-fill vacancies” due to skills shortages, 45% in 2024.