Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 84125

Affordable Housing: Construction

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Perran Moon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of introducing (a) ring-fenced grants and (b) bonuses for local authorities that exceed (i) affordable and (ii) sub-market housing

Answer

Alison McGovern

The government does not believe that the New Homes Bonus is an effective incentive. It often rewards authorities for housebuilding that would have occurred in the absence of any incentive, and its efficacy is further blunted by the interactions with the r...

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