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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2019 to Question 886 on Affordable Housing, what his timescale is for decisions on additional investment beyond the current Affordable Homes Programme.

The government has affirmed its commitment to invest in affordable housing beyond March 2022 through the announcement of £2 billion funding for long-term strategic partnerships with housing associations. My Department and HM Treasury are working closely to determine the precise timescale by which further investment beyond the current Affordable Homes Programme will be announced

MHCLG officials regularly meet with HM Treasury officials to discuss matters related to the supply of affordable housing. Decisions about additional investment beyond the current Affordable Homes Programme will be announced at a future fiscal event.