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Social Rented Housing: Construction

Asked by Nadia WhittomeLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 99392

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to require housing developers to deliver homes for social rent as part of their developments.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including proposals designed to further support the delivery of social housing.

These include reforms to the viability system and specifying a minimum proportion of social rent housing that would be required of major development unless otherwise specified in development plans.

The consultation can be found on gov.uk here.

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