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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of completions funded by Homes England's Affordable Homes Programme were in rural settlements with (a) a population of 3,000 or fewer and (b) schemes of 15 dwellings or less in each of the last three years.

Homes England publish allocations data for the 2021-2026 Affordable Homes Programme. This can be found on gov.uk here.

With regard to their Continuous Market Engagement (CME) activity to the end of March 2023, Homes England made allocations for 1,862 homes in areas with a population of less than 3,000 (10% of all CME allocations).

Further updates on allocations, including those with Strategic Partners, which make up a large proportion of programme delivery, will be released in due course.