Affordable housing remains the Government\u2019s priority. That\u2019s why the Prime Minister recently announced an additional £2 billion funding for affordable housing, increasing the Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 budget to over £9 billion to deliver a wide range of affordable housing, including social rent homes.<\/p>
The Affordable Homes Programme is delivered through the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).<\/p>
London will receive £3.15 billion over the period 2015 \u2013 2021 to deliver at least 90,000 affordable housing starts by March 2021. Details for GLA allocations are available at the following link: https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/record-17bn-deal-for-new-homes<\/a><\/p> The breakdown of funding and housing units so far delivered by HCA operating areas up to 2021 will be published in quarter 4, details for the 2015 to 2018 programme can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/affordable-homes-programme-2015-to-2018-guidance-and-allocations<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been allocated under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 to (a) London and (b) each Homes and Communities Agency operating area to the end of September 2017; and what the number of housing units in receipt of such allocation has been by tenure in that period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Homes and Communities Operating area<\/p><\/td> | Average rent PW<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Midlands<\/p><\/td> | 169<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
North East, Yorkshire and The Humber<\/p><\/td> | 131<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
North West<\/p><\/td> | 108<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
South East<\/p><\/td> | 154<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
South West<\/p><\/td> | 149<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
National Total<\/p><\/td> | 144<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4014", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Reading West"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alok Sharma"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-12-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-12-13T17:06:49.033Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-12-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Affordable Housing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the average gross rents resulting from total allocations under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21 to the end of September 2017 for affordable rent schemes in (a) London and (b) each Homes and Communities Agency operating area, expressed both in (i) pounds per week and (ii) as a percentage of market rent.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "118357"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/802361", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/802361/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Stakeholders report that the use of viability assessments can add complexity and uncertainty to the planning process. This can lead to delays and diminished contributions towards infrastructure and affordable housing.<\/p> The Government consulted on proposals to reform the viability assessment process within the Planning for the right homes in the right places consultation<\/em>. This will create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make to affordable housing and reduce the use of viability assessments at the planning application stage. The viability of the expected contributions should be tested at the plan-making stage. Where tested in plan-making, the issue should not usually need to be tested again at the planning application stage.<\/p> The consultation has now closed and we are currently analysing the responses. A further announcement will be made in due course.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to include and make specific reference to rent-to-buy in the definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to include affordable rent-to-buy schemes in their affordable housing programmes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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