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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what proportion of the 10,000 social rented homes to be provided annually by 2007-08 will be funded from (a) the additional £430 million in Approved Development Programme funding and (b) efficiency savings; [196836] (2) if he will break down by Government office region the location of the 10,000 social rented homes to be provided annually by 2007-08. [196837] Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will provide an additional 10,000 homes a year for social rent funded by direct investment through the Approved Development Programme, an expanded private finance initiative programme and efficiencies in procurement. Decisions have not yet been taken on how regional housing pot funding, of which the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme is one element, for 2006-07 and 2007-08 (including the additional funding for affordable housing) is split between regions. This needs to reflect the different pattern of needs across regions and the Government's national housing priorities, including development of the growth areas, and targets. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister aims to complete this work, which raises some complex issues, by the end of the year. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will announce decisions on allocation of funding within regions next summer in the light of recommendations from Regional Housing Boards, which are due in May next year. Even after the regional allocations are decided the location of the additional social housing rented units will not be known until after the respective bidding rounds. In many cases the homes will be provided through a combination of grant and efficiency savings.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c849-51W;426 c853-5W; 196836;196837

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Construction Capital investment Social rented housing Approved development programme

Link

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