We need to build houses people can afford | Letters

Richard Eltringham on the housing crisis not being addressed, and Ryan McKiernan on the need for sustained investment in social housing

Your report on homelessness among over‑55s reflects a crisis already hitting those of us just behind them (‘People are so judgmental’: the growing cohort of over-55s facing homelessness, 8 April). I am approaching 50 and living in my best friend’s spare room – not through mismanagement, but because the housing system has stopped producing homes people can actually afford.

Yet we continue to build four‑bedroom detached houses on car‑dependent estates, far from services and transport. These developments do nothing for those facing rising rents, insecure tenancies and shrinking options.