Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“If he will review the methodology for assessing housing affordability used to set local house building targets.”
Tabled: 6 January 2026Answered: 12 January 2026
Asked by
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed)
The Government are committed to building the new homes people need so that we can end the housing crisis that we inherited. The method for calculating local housing need aligns with the Government’s ambition for 1.5 million new homes over the course of this Parliament. That reflects affordability, and there are no plans to change it.