A new board for affordable accommodation has been set up with the intention of studying, proposing and help with a plan of action. 

Set up by the Parliamentary Secretariat for Social Accommodation, the board is also expected to focus on viability of pilot projects intended to create more buildings at affordable rates.

Headed by Joe Bartolo, the board will form part of the Housing Authority.

Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes said the concept was different from the traditional concepts of social accommodation. 

"The government's aim is to help and not disrupt the market. The aim is to create a market which can meet everyone's budget."

Similar models of housing were available around Europe where land is handed over to social enterprises which administer a project at cheaper market rates, the secretariat explained in a statement.

Housing Authority chief executive Leonid McKay said the project will help to drive social mobility to assist all families. 

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