Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99392

Social Rented Housing: Construction

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to require housing developers to deliver homes for social rent as part of their developments.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including proposals designed to further support the delivery of social housing. These include reforms to the viability system and specifying a minimum prop...

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