Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87409

Affordable Housing: Students

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department includes purpose-built student accommodation in it's counting of affordable housing.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The definition of affordable housing used in statistical publications is the one included in Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Any student accommodation that falls within that definition will be included, but it is not separately identifi...

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