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Affordable Housing: Construction

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 33579

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Affordable Homes programme increases the availability of (a) social and (b) council housing in the next five years.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme, and new investment to succeed it, will increase the availability of social rented homes provided by private registered providers and local authorities over the next five years by allocating grant funding to support the capital costs of development.

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