3rd Report: Building more social housing
Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 173
27 July 2020
Government response
Building more social housing: Government response to the Select Committee Report · published 14 Oct 2020
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
The Government must publish statistics on net additions of the different tenures of affordable housing...
Recommendation
The Government must publish statistics on net additions of the different tenures of affordable housing per year, taking into account completions, sales, demolitions and conversions. These statistics are currently disparate or not collected. This is especially important to track changes …
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Government Response Summary
The government lists several types of data it already collects and publishes related to housing stock and sales, and commits to investigating the feasibility of publishing more comprehensive data on affordable housing to meet the full scope of the recommendation.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 90
It is time for the Government to invest so the country can build 90,000 social...
Recommendation
It is time for the Government to invest so the country can build 90,000 social rent homes a year. We appreciate that even with the funding we set out below, any programme will take time to scale up, but we …
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Government Response Summary
The government has announced a £12bn investment, including an £11.5bn Affordable Homes Programme aiming to deliver up to 180,000 affordable homes by 2025/26, with half designated for Affordable and Social Rent, but does not commit to 90,000 social rent homes per year.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Conclusion
Accepted in Part
Para 91
The sector estimates that £12.8 billion a year in grant funding will be needed to...
Conclusion
The sector estimates that £12.8 billion a year in grant funding will be needed to deliver 90,000 social rent homes every year, alongside continued support for affordable rent and shared ownership. Central government grant funding is necessary because the current …
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Government Response Summary
The government commits £12bn for Affordable Housing until 2025/26, aiming to deliver up to 180,000 homes, with half designated for Affordable and Social Rent. This provides substantial funding but is not at the estimated annual level suggested by the sector.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 99
We are concerned the Government is letting history repeat itself, rather than learning its lessons...
Recommendation
We are concerned the Government is letting history repeat itself, rather than learning its lessons from Starter Homes consultation. The Government has not conducted an analysis of the impact of implementing First Homes on the delivery of social housing through …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges concerns about the impact of First Homes on social housing delivery, stating they set a minimum 25% requirement for First Homes from developer contributions to balance provision. A new pilot programme for 1,500 First Homes will be delivered through the Affordable Housing Programme.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 134
We caution the Government not to make Shared Ownership Right to Buy a condition of...
Recommendation
We caution the Government not to make Shared Ownership Right to Buy a condition of affordable housing grant funding, until our suggested reforms on receipts are implemented. When Right to Buy is implemented for all housing associations, like with the …
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Government Response Summary
The government clarifies that the new Right to Shared Ownership scheme does not involve discounts and providers keep receipts, mitigating some concerns. Crucially, it commits to reimbursing housing associations for the cost of discounts under the Voluntary Right to Buy, directly accepting the second part of the recommendation.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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