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<p>The ONS publishes both <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/april2024"
target="_blank">rental price</a> and <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/privaterentalaffordabilityengland/2022"
target="_blank">rental affordability</a> indexes at local authority and regional levels
respectively, and the department publishes data on the number of <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants"
target="_blank">unoccupied dwellings</a>, as defined for council tax purposes, at
local authority level. Data is not available at parliamentary constituency level.</p><p>The
provision of affordable housing is part of the Government's plan to build more homes
and provide aspiring homeowners with a step onto the housing ladder. Our £11.5 billion
Affordable Homes Programme will deliver thousands of affordable homes for both rent
and to buy right across the country. The Levelling Up White Paper committed to increasing
the supply of social rented homes and a large number of the new homes delivered through
our Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent.</p>
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