Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 2675

Council Housing: Finance

Tabled: 30 July 2024
Answered: 30 September 2024

Question

Siân Berry

Green PartyBrighton Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Right to Buy and associated discounts on the value for money of grant spending on new council housing through the Affo

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Local authorities can bid for grant funding through the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) to support delivery of affordable homes. If a home built using AHP grant is sold via the Right to Buy, then the local authority must either recycle the relevant grant...

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