Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 89352

Affordable Housing: Finance

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department considered providing low interest loans to councils in the context of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department did explore providing low interest loans to councils but having carefully considered the fiscal implications we reluctantly arrived at the conclusion that the scheme would be for Private Registered Providers only.As part of our commitment to...

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