Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99205

Affordable Housing: Asylum

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written statement of 11 November 2025, on the Social and Affordable Housing Programme, whether the scheme will support the provision of housing to asylum seekers.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Social and Affordable Homes Programme will not be used to provide accommodation for asylum seekers.