John Healey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Healey on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the grant per property was for new affordable housing under the National Affordable Housing Programme, by region, in each year since the inception of the Programme.
Kris Hopkins
Average grant allocated per property for the National Affordable Housing Programme, which operated from 2008-09 to 2010-11, broken down by Homes and Communities Agency operating area, is set out below.
|
Operating area |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
|
East and South East |
£42,692 |
£45,165 |
£39,793 |
|
London |
£83,376 |
£89,381 |
£72,092 |
|
Midlands |
£40,961 |
£40,005 |
£41,942 |
|
North East, Yorkshire and the Humber |
£39,392 |
£37,113 |
£42,744 |
|
North West |
£44,519 |
£42,060 |
£44,484 |
|
South and South West |
£45,284 |
£49,430 |
£47,273 |
Source: Homes and Communities Agency
Since 2011, the new Affordable Rent model allows for new affordable housing to be delivered with a lower grant cost to taxpayers.
