A question on #SocialRentedHousing #Finance tabled by Martin Wrigley on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Social Rented Housing: Finance
Question ID: 1814033
UIN: 61003
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 5111
Asking Member display name: Martin Wrigley
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Martin Wrigley
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased social housing investment on reducing reliance on private landlords.
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Date answered: 2025-06-30
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Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: Over time, increased investment in social housing will reduce reliance on the private rented sector. At the Spending Review the Chancellor announced £39 billion for a successor to the Affordable Homes Programme over 10 years from 2026-27 to 2035-36.
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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