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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to the new homes accelerator during the Spending Review period.

The New Homes Accelerator (NHA) is a collaboration between the government, Homes England, the Greater London Authority, local authorities, developers, and other key stakeholders. It aims to unblock and accelerate the delivery of housing developments that have for various reasons become delayed, or which are not progressing as quickly as they could be.

The NHA is helping to progress large development sites across the country by providing site-specific support and also addressing system-wide constraints. To date, NHA has announced 16 sites for site-specific support, amounting to c.48,600 homes. Through addressing system-wide constraints, the NHA has helped overcome blockages on sites with capacity for c.63,000 homes.

The NHA does not have a focus on particular geographical areas, although the programme will keep in mind wider government policy priorities when deciding on which sites will receive targeted support, such as the percentage of affordable housing a site is expected to deliver.

The NHA targets support on development sites in England that are over 500 homes, with a particular focus on sites over 1,500 homes that are a) already in the planning system b) can be delivered this parliament and c) are viable without requiring substantial additional government funding or infrastructure investment.

In FY25/26, the NHA is providing £2 million of funding to the Building Safety Regulator’s Fast Track Innovation Plan; £1 million of funding to statutory consultees to bolster resources and improve feedback to local authorities and industry where necessary; and £3.01 million of funding to local authorities for site-specific support. Future funding is subject to the outcome of business planning, following the Spending Review.