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Affordable Housing: Finance

Asked by Siân BerryGreen PartyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 6 September 2024UIN 2673

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the amount held by each (a) council and (b) other planning authority in unspent Section 106 and developer contributions towards affordable housing..

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Local planning authorities are required to publish an infrastructure funding statement annually on their websites. These should include information on the amount of unspent developer contributions they hold at the end of each reporting year and the amount spent during the year, including on affordable housing.

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