Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 9718

Housing Revenue Accounts

Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 23 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account borrowing on investment in council homes.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
We recognise the importance of borrowing for investment in new council homes. Local authorities have access to a preferential rate from the Public Works Loans Board to support housebuilding in the Housing Revenue Account. The preferential rate of gilts +0...

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