The Homes for the Future Strategy builds on this pioneering work to date. It also branches out more widely to act as an integrated strategy and a cross-cutting document that is directly linked to a range of wider regional policies and programmes including:

• unlocking the potential of the ‘Manufacture of Future Housing’ economic cluster in the West Midlands Plan for Growth (launched July 2022)
• the West Midlands brownfield housing and regeneration programme (launched in the 2018 Housing Deal)
• #WM2041
• Investment and Levelling Up Zones (March 2023 Devolution Deal)
• the Affordable Housing Programme (March 2023 Devolution Deal)
• the Public Land Programme (March 2023 Devolution Deal)
• the investment opportunity in future homes set out in the West Midlands Investment Prospectus (launched May 2023); and
• the high-level deliverables of the Housing & Land Portfolio agreed by WMCA Board (February 2023).

Through the West Midlands Plan for Growth the region has laid out a path for returning to a growth trajectory, spreading opportunity and jobs across the region and helping to level-up the UK. The Homes for the Future Strategy will help to revolutionise the modern construction industry, not least by increasing the rate of production.

Also, by expanding the skills base of the modern construction industry, WMCA can help to upskill workers, future proof jobs and increase skills in an in-demand job sector. Being a pioneer will create a skills base that will make West Midlands workers and knowledge in demand across the country.

The programme will also showcase the potential of the region, attracting further investment, confidence and funding. It will show that the region is able to lead both nationally and internationally when it comes to decarbonisation and modern methods of construction.

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