Launching a new report on living in the countryside to MPs at the house of commons last night, Ewen Cameron, chairman of the Countryside Agency, said: 'This research confirms our view that the need for affordable housing in rural areas ranks alongside transport as one of the main difficulties facing people living in the countryside.
'We have been pressing government to increase investment in rural social housing for those on low incomes and working with them on transport solutions for rural areas. For example our rural transport partnerships, with 69 new schemes already in place, are demonstrating new ways to link rural people without cars to services and to jobs. Better transport will help the unemployed get access to jobs - which the research shows rural people rate as a high priority.
'Contrary to the modern trend of focusing only on areas of complaint, the research showed that people who live in the countryside feel privileged to do so. The smaller the settlement the happier they were - there was community spirit and, on the whole, a tranquil, unpolluted and beautiful environment, which was worth preserving. The drawbacks of country life are often seen as a 'price worth paying' but the price can be heavy for people with limited means and accessibility.
'The imminent Rural White Paper is an opportunity for the government to demonstrate that it recognises the wider challenges facing those living in the countryside and that it will address them through a new programme of action.'
Launching a new report on living in the countryside to MPs at the house of commons last night, Ewen Cameron, chairman of the Countryside Agency, said: 'This research confirms our view that the need for affordable housing in rural areas ranks alongside transport as one of the main difficulties facing people living in the countryside.'We have been pressing government to increase investment in rural social housing for those on low incomes and working with them on transport solutions for rural areas. For example our rural transport partnerships, with 69 new schemes already in place, are demonstrating new ways to link rural people without cars to services and to jobs. Better transport will help the unemployed get access to jobs - which the research shows rural people rate as a high priority.'Contrary to the modern trend of focusing only on areas of complaint, the research showed that people who live in the countryside feel privileged to do so. The smaller the settlement the happier they were - there was community spirit and, on the whole, a tranquil, unpolluted and beautiful environment, which was worth preserving. The drawbacks of country life are often seen as a 'price worth paying' but the price can be heavy for people with limited means and accessibility.'The imminent Rural White Paper is an opportunity for the government to demonstrate that it recognises the wider challenges facing those living in the countryside and that it will address them through a new programme of action.'
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