Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are independent, not-for-profit organisations which provide affordable rented housing for people who cannot afford to pay private sector rents or buy their own homes.
The Government’s Housing for All plan provides that a strategic review of the AHB sector takes place. As part of this review, an AHB Strategic Forum has been mandated to set a vision for the sector over the next 10 years. To inform part of this work, The Housing Agency commissioned research on how AHB-type bodies operate elsewhere in the EU.
The research report, Unlocking Potential – A Comparative Analysis of Approved Housing Body Models in the European Union, has now been published and provides insights into bodies operating in Belgium, Denmark, Finland and The Netherlands.