Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 115417

Affordable Housing: Housing Starts

Tabled: 24 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is a maximum period for which an affordable housing start may remain uncompleted while continuing to be treated as a valid start for statistical purposes; and if th

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Published statistics on new affordable housing supply in England, which can be found on gov.uk here, are broken down into starts and completions. Individual units are not tracked from start-on-site to completion. This is because the data provided directly...

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