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Housing: Construction

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 30 April 2025UIN 45888

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the target of 1.5m homes this Parliament applies to England only.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government’s ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in this Parliament applies to England only.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) recently forecast approximately 1.3 million cumulative net additions to housing stock between 2025-26 to 2029-30 as a result solely of the impact of the changes the government made to the National Planning Policy Framework on 12 December 2024. This forecast applies to the UK as a whole. The OBR does not provide a breakdown between England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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