Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a new regulatory body for almshouses.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 194656 on 24 July 2023.
Correspondence Sep. 12 2023
Committee: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)Found: Almshouses and the NPPF You requested an update on the definition of ‘affordable housing for rent’
Sep. 11 2023
Source Page: Recovered appeal: land east of Highwood Quarry, Park Road, Little Easton, Dunmow (ref: 3289755 - 11 September 2023)Found: appellant accepts that it is also visible from the field to the north, albeit screened , in part, by the almshouses
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues to local planning authorities on support for almshouses that are not Regulated Social Landlords under the terms of section 106 affordable housing.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
The department does not issue guidance to local planning authorities specifically on this matter. It is up to local planning authorities to determine what contributions should be sought through Section 106 agreements, in line with statutory tests on their use set out in regulation 122 of the Community Infrastructure Regulations 2010. The department has published guidance on planning obligations to support local authorities with their use.
As part of the National Planning Policy Framework consultation between 22 December 2022 and 2 March 2023, we sought views on how we can help bring forward more community-led housing, including almshouses. We expect to publish a response to the consultation this Autumn.
Aug. 08 2023
Source Page: Social Housing Quality Resident Panel ReportsFound: residents of social housing managed by private registered providers (such as housing associations or Almshouses
Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling alms houses to access section 106 funding in the same way as housing associations.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 185863 on 30 May 2023.
Almshouses play a valuable role in providing homes for communities across the country. Registration with the Regulator of Social Housing is voluntary for almshouses, and a number of almshouses do choose to register. Where almshouses are registered with the Regulator, they are required to meet the Regulator's economic and consumer standards.
Affordable housing contributions in Section 106 agreements are negotiated between local planning authorities and developers.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to include almshouses in the National Planning Policy Framework definition of affordable housing.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 185863 on 30 May 2023.
Almshouses play a valuable role in providing homes for communities across the country. Registration with the Regulator of Social Housing is voluntary for almshouses, and a number of almshouses do choose to register. Where almshouses are registered with the Regulator, they are required to meet the Regulator's economic and consumer standards.
Affordable housing contributions in Section 106 agreements are negotiated between local planning authorities and developers.
Asked by: Siobhain McDonagh (Labour - Mitcham and Morden)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to bring forward proposals on the regulation of almshouses.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question UIN 185863 on 30 May 2023.
Almshouses play a valuable role in providing homes for communities across the country. Registration with the Regulator of Social Housing is voluntary for almshouses, and a number of almshouses do choose to register. Where almshouses are registered with the Regulator, they are required to meet the Regulator's economic and consumer standards.
Affordable housing contributions in Section 106 agreements are negotiated between local planning authorities and developers.
Correspondence Jul. 18 2023
Committee: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)Found: Almshouses and the NPPF On a related issue, I have received representations from the Almshouse Association
Written Evidence Jun. 21 2023
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: around 500 older adults with limited financial means, consisting of three tiers of housing (cottages/almshouses