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1333958

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is Government policy to implement the Social Housing White Paper in the 2021-22 Parliamentary Session.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	15367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Social Housing White Paper will improve the lives of social housing residents in England. The package of measures underpinning the Charter will provide faster and more effective redress for residents, ensure residents are empowered to engage effectively with landlords, strengthen consumer regulation, and improve the quality and safety of social housing. <br> <br> We have already made strong progress on implementation: we have launched a review of the Decent Homes Standard, a working group on electrical safety, and held a consultation on smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, three key aspects of our commitment to ensure safe and decent homes, as well as running a national campaign to raise resident awareness of how to seek redress. We are continuing to drive forward implementation across the full range of Charter measures. This includes drafting the legislation required to implement the new consumer regulation regime, which we will introduce as soon as practicable.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 15366 question first answered 21/06/2021 15:51:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1329832

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of high quality social housing including (a) bungalows for pensioners and (b) homes for young families.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	10705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and is investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme, which will leverage up to £38 billion of private finance and will provide up to 180,000 new affordable homes across the country, should economic conditions allow.</p><p>Around half of the new programme will be for social and affordable rent, and it will deliver more than double for social rent than the current programme. 10% of delivery will be used to increase the supply of much needed specialist or supported housing, including housing for older people.</p><p>We will also be using the new Affordable Homes Programme to fund a First Homes pilot of 1500 homes. The First Homes scheme will help local first-time buyers onto the property ladder by offering homes at a discount of at least 30% compared to the market price. That same percentage will then be passed on with the sale of the property to future first-time buyers, meaning homes will always be sold below market value, benefiting future generations. On 4 June, we launched the first phase with further sites set to launch across the country in the coming weeks.</p><p>Whilst we do not set requirements for the types of affordable housing that are delivered, Registered Providers work closely with local authorities to ensure that delivery meets local housing need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 15/06/2021 16:50:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1305655

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support to local authorities with the development of new social housing.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	174996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and has given local authorities a comprehensive range of tools to deliver a new generation of council housing.</p><p>To support the development of new affordable homes we are investing over £12 billion in affordable housing over 5 years, the largest investment in affordable housing in a decade. This includes the new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme. We are keen to see local authorities playing a key role in the delivery of this programme alongside housing associations.</p><p>To further support local authority development, in March 2021 we announced a package of reforms that will give local authorities increased flexibility over how they spend their Right to Buy receipts on replacement homes. This package will make it easier for authorities to fund new homes using Right to Buy receipts including homes for social rent.</p><p>In addition, since the abolition of the Housing Revenue Account in 2018 that enables local authorities to borrow for building, we have given social landlords a longer term rent deal for 5 years from April 2020 allowing them to charge rents of up to CPI +1% per annum, and reduced the Public Works Loan Board interest rates for borrowing for housing, providing a stable investment environment to deliver new homes.</p><p>We want to see local authorities using these tools to build more affordable homes.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 19/04/2021 16:08:42 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1299913

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to introduce the Charter for Social Housing Tenants.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	163712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Social Housing White Paper, was published on 17 November 2020. The Charter will deliver transformational change for social housing residents, creating proactive consumer regulation and rebalancing the relationship between landlords and tenants. It will ensure that complaints are dealt with quickly and fairly, improve the safety and quality of social homes and empower tenants.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 15/03/2021 17:46:29 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1229343

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to (a) enable the use of derelict buildings for housing developments and (b) reduce waiting times for people applying for social housing allocations.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	82407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Brownfield Housing Fund</p><p>The Prime Minister recently announced that seven Mayoral Combined Authorities, including the West Midlands Combined Authority, are each receiving a share of the £400 million Brownfield Housing Fund. The fund will bring under-utilised brownfield land back into use, including derelict buildings and vacant land, to help unlock 26,000 homes, contributing to the levelling-up of our country.</p><p>Social Housing</p><p>The Localism Act 2011 gave local councils power to manage their own waiting lists, so they can decide who should qualify for social housing in their area and develop solutions which make best use of the social housing stock. Since 2012, the social housing waiting list in England has reduced by 37 per cent.</p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes. The existing Affordable Homes Programme will be extended by one year. This will save homes that would otherwise have been lost following site closures due to Covid-19.</p><p>We have announced the details of a £12 billion investment in affordable housing to March 2026. This includes the new Affordable Homes Programme of £11.5 billion to deliver up to 180,000 homes should economic conditions allow. In total, this five-year programme represents the highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade. Further details can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fjenrick-unveils-huge-12-billion-boost-for-affordable-homes&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C8748b2ebba654085f82508d8540bf2a4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637351757572461512&amp;sdata=eKtz8fMZh4sNSHbWKNEVBzVkJeoZ7pJO%2BBL1yfqHk7g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jenrick-unveils-huge-12-billion-boost-for-affordable-homes</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 08/09/2020 16:20:45 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1225815

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to publish a social housing White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	James Murray
uin	75463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government will publish the Social Housing White Paper later this year.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/07/2020 13:58:40 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1189226

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the publication of the social housing White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	38969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The Social Housing White Paper will set out further measures to empower tenants and support the continued supply of social homes. It will include measures to provide greater redress, better regulation and improve the quality of social housing. We are working to bring forward the White Paper in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/04/2020 12:36:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1182272

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding the Government has allocated to new social housing in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	24239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures.</p><p>The table below provides details on affordable homes programme funding since 2010. This data may also be found in the public domain at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-oscar-publishing-from-the-database</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Affordable Homes Programme Expenditure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£2,660,493,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£1,431,994,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1,136,633,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1,219,494,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1,342,398,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£1,256,863,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£747,333,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£1,308,730,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£1,670,312,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The way in which our delivery partners Homes England and the Greater London Authority allocate this funding across the country is publicly available. To view the further allocations across England regions and local authorities please see the following:</p><ul><li>London funding allocations:<a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/hfl_allocations_-_location_and_provider.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/hfl_allocations_-_location_and_provider.pdf</a></li></ul><ul><li>Homes England AHPprovider funding: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865148/Funding_by_lead_provider_Final.csv/preview" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865148/Funding_by_lead_provider_Final.csv/preview</a></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/03/2020 16:51:38 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1181346

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the net addition of social rented housing in England since 2010 taking into account (a) demolitions, (b) sales and (c) conversions.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	21885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not produce estimates of net additions to the social housing sector, as not all the information on losses is collected to create such estimate. Information is not collected on losses to stock owned by non-registered providers; losses through conversions for smaller private registered providers or local authority stock held outside a Housing Revenue Account; and data on any other losses are not collected except for larger private registered providers (e.g. change of use).</p><p>Data on gross additions to the social housing sector are available on live tables 1000 or 1000C which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMiguel.MarquesdosSantos%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce0172672062b4a5ad2af08d7be97e300%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637187431859537840&amp;sdata=1QaQWSSrj1Bzg4gQm7hxxQ95WezCJS%2FtsIvCyghtCCU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p><p>The available data on sales and demolitions are available in tables 678 and 684 which can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-social-housing-sales&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMiguel.MarquesdosSantos%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce0172672062b4a5ad2af08d7be97e300%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637187431859537840&amp;sdata=9KzVo8XbgdmaWnCE9VqGajrPqXxuFR5DKz0OvbzKm7E%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a></p><p>The total size of the social housing stock rented from local authorities or private registered providers in England is published in live table 104 <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Flive-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMiguel.MarquesdosSantos%40communities.gov.uk%7Ce0172672062b4a5ad2af08d7be97e300%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637187431859547798&amp;sdata=RXocMSVOAPRFqNwSraaj9HaEC30kSXHO3tY88ibfcQc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/03/2020 17:28:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1177458

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for social housing in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	14802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to identify demand for social housing. The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local authorities should identify the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including those who require affordable housing, and reflect this in planning policies.</p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures, including Social Rent.</p><p>A mix of different tenures is vital to meet the needs of a wide range of people, and allow the sector to build the right homes in the right places.</p><p>Since​ 2010, we have delivered over 464,500 new affordable homes, including over 331,800 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>We will also renew the Affordable Homes Programme, building hundreds of thousands of new homes for a range of people in different places. This will help us prevent people from falling into homelessness while also supporting further people into home ownership.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/02/2020 17:46:52 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi