Social and Affordable Housing 2023-03-21
2023-03-21
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The MP is concerned about the insufficient funding for social and affordable housing compared to the number of households waiting for such homes. She mentions that the Affordable Homes Programme will deliver only 32,000 homes over five years while 1.2 million households are in need.
If he will take fiscal steps to increase funding for social and affordable housing. The affordable homes programme will deliver just 32,000 homes over five years while 1.2 million households are waiting for social houses, yet there was no mention of new money in the Budget last week, which was a massive disappointment in the light of the scale of the housing crisis.
That is a top priority of this Government and I continue to work with colleagues across the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and other Departments to deliver it.
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Assessment & feedback
The specific ask about prioritising social housing and ensuring funding was not addressed with concrete details or timelines.
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Q2
Partial Answer
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Context
The MP is concerned about the insufficient funding for social and affordable housing. She mentions that the Affordable Homes Programme will deliver only 32,000 homes over five years while there are 1.2 million households in need of social housing.
If he will take fiscal steps to increase funding for social and affordable housing. The affordable homes programme will deliver just 32,000 homes over five years while 1.2 million households are waiting for social houses, yet there was no mention of new money in the Budget last week.
The Government are committed to delivering social and affordable housing and are investing £115 billion in the affordable homes programme from 2021 to 2026. That is the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade and includes investment in supported housing, social and affordable rent and shared ownership.
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Assessment & feedback
The specific ask about prioritising social housing and ensuring new funding was not addressed with concrete details or timelines.
Response accuracy