Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 2676

Council Housing: Finance

Tabled: 30 July 2024

Answered: 13 November 2024

Question

Siân Berry

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing councils with grants to buy homes from the market to convert the tenure of these homes to council housing.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The Government will support councils and housing associations to build their capacity and make a greater contribution to affordable housing supply. As a first step, we have given councils the ability to combine Right to Buy receipts with section 106 contr...

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