She continued: "We are however concerned that the proposals will come unstuck as a result of opposition in local authorities. To counter this we will be encouraging all Christians to find out about the housing problems in their local area and nationally using the links on the new green paper pages of our website.
"We hope they will then be able to use this information to press their council to increase housing supply to meet need. They can also counter some of the arguments of people opposed to new housing."
Ms Maizel-Long said she hoped the pressure would prevent local authorities from giving in to the NIMBY arguments.
This country has not been building enough housing for the last 20 years so there is a lot of work for the Government to do," she said. "By increasing the supply housing will be made more affordable for everyone."
The charity also stressed that merely building housing is not enough
"We are pleased to see that the Government has recognised that it is no good just building houses. It is crucial that we avoid the mistakes of the past and ensure that the new housing is of the best quality," said Ms Maizel-Long.
She said it was "vital"that the construction of communities went hand in hand with the construction of supporting infrastructure. Services such as transport, shops, medical services, schools, community halls and places of worship "need to be integral to new developments", said Ms Maizel-Long.
"Only then will we be able to create truly sustainable communities," she concluded.
