Social Rented Housing

(asked on 10th February 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for social housing in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.


Answered by
Luke Hall Portrait
Luke Hall
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 13th February 2020

It is for local authorities to identify demand for social housing. The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local authorities should identify the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including those who require affordable housing, and reflect this in planning policies.

The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent.

A mix of different tenures is vital to meet the needs of a wide range of people, and allow the sector to build the right homes in the right places.

Since? 2010, we have delivered over 464,500 new affordable homes, including over 331,800 affordable homes for rent.

We will also renew the Affordable Homes Programme, building hundreds of thousands of new homes for a range of people in different places. This will help us prevent people from falling into homelessness while also supporting further people into home ownership.

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