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Affordable Housing

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 58772

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2025 to Question 52812 on Affordable Housing, what her definition of a generation is.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

In line with common usage, a generation is taken to mean around 25 years.

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