Affordable Housing
Commons · Question 9779 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the applicability of the affordable homes definition in high cost housing areas.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 18 Jun 2026
My Department has made no specific assessment of the applicability of the definition of affordable housing in the glossary of the National Planning Policy Framework in high-cost housing areas.