Affordable Housing
Lords · Question HL3182 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Jamieson
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of council housing sales have contributed to the construction of new social and affordable housing over each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 21 Sep 2026
Net receipts arising from Right to Buy sales received by local housing authorities between 01 April 2012 to 31 March 2017 could contribute up to 30% to the authorities’ expenditure on replacement social housing.The same type of receipts received between 0...