Affordable Housing: Construction
Commons · Question 95573 · Tabled 28 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that development firms nationally meet affordable housing targets and do not reduce delivery on viability grounds.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 5 Jan 2026
The government is committed to strengthening the system of developer contributions to ensure new developments provide necessary affordable homes and infrastructure.On 16 December 2025, we published a consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy...