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Social Rented Housing

Asked by Rachel GilmourLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 May 2025UIN 51682

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help increase social housing supply through the Spending Review.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government will set out set details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for social rent.

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