Long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 4 Mar 2020 Closed: 31 Dec 2020 Parliament page
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has re-launched its inquiry to examine the long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing. The Government has set a target of delivering 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s. However, current expectations mean that as little as 3% of this target … Read more
18 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
6 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
19 Nov
2020
Correspondence
20 Oct
2020
Correspondence
14 Oct
2020
Report published
27 Jul
2020
Report published
8 Jul
2020
Correspondence
23 Jun
2020
Correspondence
12 Jun
2020
Correspondence
12 Jun
2020
Correspondence
8 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
9 Mar
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
8 Jun 2020
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Oral evidence
Nick Walkley · Homes England Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Tom Copley · Greater London Authority Tracey Waltho · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
9 Mar 2020
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George Clarke Lynnie Hinnigan · Liverpool City Council Philip Glanville · Local Government Association Rachel Blake · London Borough of Tower Hamlets Richard Johnson · Cambridge City Council
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report: Building more social housing HC 173 27 Jul 2020 26 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Not Addressed
3rd Report: Building more social h…
The housing market in England has changed substantially since the last time there was political...
The housing market in England has changed substantially since the last time there was political consensus on the need to build large numbers of social housing. The decades in which social housing was delivered at scale featured different mechanisms than … Read more
Government Response
The government's response focuses on current definitions of affordability and existing social housing programmes, which does not directly address the Committee's conclusion regarding historical market changes and the role of political will in delivering social housing.
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12 Recommendation Not Addressed
3rd Report: Building more social h…
The Government should count investment in social housing as infrastructure spending, rather than day-to-day spending.
The Government should count investment in social housing as infrastructure spending, rather than day-to-day spending. Evidence shows that spending on a long-term social housebuilding programme pays back to the Exchequer over time. Furthermore, such a programme could be counter-cyclical, both … Read more
Government Response
The government details the new Affordable Homes Programme and its extended funding timeline, but does not address the recommendation to count social housing investment as infrastructure spending rather than day-to-day spending.
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16 Recommendation Not Addressed
3rd Report: Building more social h…
To ensure the programme can get off to swift start, we recommend the Government allows...
To ensure the programme can get off to swift start, we recommend the Government allows grant funding to be used flexibly to allow providers to purchase new build homes or homes close to completion from developers which may go unsold … Read more
Government Response
The government explains that the Affordable Homes Programme's primary purpose is new supply, limiting acquisitions of existing homes. While it mentions extending existing programmes due to Covid-19 and monitoring the market, it does not commit to allowing flexible grant funding for providers to purchase unsold new build homes.
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Government Response AI assessment · 26 of 18 classified
Accepted 4
Accepted in Part 5
Acknowledged 5
Deferred 4
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 5
Total 18 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 6 letters
19 Nov 2020 To committee Letter from the Minister for Housing to the Chair dated 11 November 2020 concerning the long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing
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20 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State dated 20 October 2020 concerning the Government response to the Committee's report 'Building More Social Housing'
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8 Jul 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Housing dated 8 July 2020 concerning funding for affordable housing
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23 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from the Minister for Housing to the Chair dated 22 June 2020 concerning his appearance before the Committee on 8 June
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12 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Housing dated 12 June 2020 following his appearance before the Committee on 8 June
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12 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair to the London Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development dated 12 June 2020 following up his appearance before the Committee on 8 June
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