Sedgemoor District Council’s Affordable Housing Development Team (AFHDT) is a small dedicated team with specific responsibility to oversee the delivery of new affordable housing. The team is part of the wider SDC Strategy and Development Service. This service is responsible for developing and implementing many of the Council’s key strategies and policies. The team has a successful record of accomplishment in delivering affordable homes in rural communities. The AFHDT provides support and advice to parish councils, landowners, developers, and registered providers with the aim of developing new affordable housing. The AFHDT has developed its own housing need assessment processes, which provide publicly available independent and robust evidence for future housing growth in rural communities. , there are a growing number of adult children unable to get on the housing ladder who continue to live with parents or relatives. Many are forced to leave the village due to a lack of affordable housing. Rural house prices are usually well above average, while local rural incomes are well below average. The affordability gap continues to grow and adds to the increasing loss of younger adults and families who often support and contribute to local rural communities. Local shops, schools, and transport services can be affected as young people and families are forced to look for more affordable places to live.