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Housing Revenue Accounts

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 June 2026UIN 8196

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to remove Housing Revenue Account debt from local authorities to give them the ability to build more council housing.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government has no current plans to recalculate Housing Revenue Account self-financing debt.

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