Widen the assisted purchase home ownership scheme criteria to help more Islanders buy family homes.
“Widening the assisted purchase home ownership scheme criteria so Islanders can buy a family home, including in our parishes, while growing their family.”
Deputy Stephenson was re-elected on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, giving only a approximately three-month window. However, no evidence was found of any action by Stephenson toward widening the assisted purchase scheme criteria: she holds Assistant Home Affairs and Assistant Education ministerial roles, not a housing brief. The Housing Minister (Deputy Malcolm Ferey) indicated in July 2026 that extending the First Step Scheme to help second-time buyers move into family homes was only in 'very early discussions' with the Council of Ministers, with cost concerns flagged; the scheme itself remains restricted to first-time buyers.
