Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the net effect of New Homes Bonus allocations on council budgets in the 50 (a) most and (b) least deprived council areas.

Since its introduction, councils have received £2.2 billion in funding from the New Homes Bonus, rewarding the delivery of 550,000 newly-built homes and conversions, including over 160,000 affordable homes, and for bringing 93,000 empty homes back into use.

Figures for the aggregate funding given to each local authority can be found at:

www.gov.uk/government/policies/increasing-the-number-of-available-homes/supporting-pages/new-homes-bonus

The hon. Member’s own local authority of North Tyneside has so far received £4.6 million.

We will be publishing a formal evaluation report on the New Homes Bonus in due course.