Written questions

Almshouses: Affordable Housing

Commons · Question 8305 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to bring almhouses into the definition of affordable housing.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 18 Oct 2024

Our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework sought views on whether changes are needed to the definition of ‘affordable housing for rent’ to make it easier for organisations that are not Registered Providers, including a...