The Affordable Homes Programme since 2015

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 19 Aug 2022 Closed: 24 Feb 2023 Parliament page
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is responsible for the Affordable Homes Programme, intended to supply new affordable homes for people to own or rent. The programme is managed by Homes England outside of London and the Greater London Authority within London. Building on previous inquiries into … Read more
17 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
24 Feb
2023
Report published
12 Dec
2022
Correspondence
7 Dec
2022
Report published
22 Sep
2022
Oral evidence
22 Sep
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
22 Sep 2022
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The Affordable Homes Programme since 2015
Emran Mian · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Jeremy Pocklington · Ministry of Defence Peter Denton · Homes England
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-Ninth Report - The Affordable Homes Programme since 2015 HC 684 7 Dec 2022 23 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
3 Recommendation Rejected
Twenty-Ninth Report - The Affordab…
We are concerned that the number of homes being built for social rent is not...
We are concerned that the number of homes being built for social rent is not enough to meet demand. There is huge demand for social rent homes which is the only real, affordable option for many people. Despite this, the … Read more
Government Response
The government disagrees with the Committee’s recommendation to make an assessment of demand but will continue to maximise delivery of social rent through a mixed tenure programme and will work with the delivery agencies to confirm the 2021 programme’s capacity to deliver homes for Social Rent.
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12 Recommendation Rejected
Twenty-Ninth Report - The Affordab…
Homes England told us that, under current plans, it forecasts achieving 14,300 homes for social...
Homes England told us that, under current plans, it forecasts achieving 14,300 homes for social rent under the 2016 programme, exceeding its target of 12,500 homes. For the 2021 programme, the Department told us it set a sub-target of 33,500 … Read more
Government Response
The government disagrees with making an assessment of demand, but will continue to maximise delivery of social rent through a mixed tenure programme, and will confirm the 2021 programme’s capacity to deliver homes for Social Rent as part of a review.
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Government Response AI assessment · 23 of 17 classified
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 2
Total 17 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
12 Dec 2022 Correspondence from Peter Denton, Chief Executive Officer, Homes England, re Public Accounts Committee: Starter Homes inquiry – Affordable Housing statistics, dated 29 June 2022
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