Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 123092
Almshouses: Affordable Housing
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat — Guildford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the draft National Planning Policy Framework, whether almshouses and other charitable housing providers are treated as affordable housing for planning purposes.
Answer
Matthew PennycookBetween 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, did not propose to amend the NPPF definition of affordable housing to i...
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