Written questions

Social Rented Housing: Finance

Commons · Question 61003 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased social housing investment on reducing reliance on private landlords.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 30 Jun 2025

Over time, increased investment in social housing will reduce reliance on the private rented sector. At the Spending Review the Chancellor announced £39 billion for a successor to the Affordable Homes Programme over 10 years from 2026-27 to 2035-36.