Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 35
35
Accepted
We welcome the extra funding the Government has provided through the Local Authority Housing Fund...
Conclusion
We welcome the extra funding the Government has provided through the Local Authority Housing Fund to help councils increase the supply of temporary accommodation. However, boosting the supply of affordable homes, especially social housing, is critical to alleviating the crisis in temporary accommodation. (Conclusion, Paragraph 101)
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The government acknowledges the criticality of boosting affordable and social housing supply, confirming a £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme (2026-2036) with an ambition to deliver 300,000 homes, at least 60% for social rent, to tackle homelessness.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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To tackle the root causes of homelessness and reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation, we must build more homes. The Government confirmed £39 billion for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP), running from 2026 to 2036 at Spending Review. Our ambition is to deliver around 300,000 social and affordable homes over the programme’s lifetime, with at least 60% of homes for Social Rent. This follows £800 million in additional programme funding for the Affordable Homes Programme 2021-2026. We recognise that some types of social and affordable homes that are much needed can often cost more to deliver – such as some homes built by local councils and supported housing. The new programme is designed to be flexible to support the greater diversity of supply needed, and we are asking providers to come forward with ambitious bids. Homes England delivers the programme nationally outside of London, and the Greater London Authority (GLA) delivers the programme within London. Both Homes England and the Greater London Authority published full guidance and assessment criteria for the programme - these set out the detail of how they assess bids, including how they assess value for money against all bids. The Greater London Authority guidance can be found here: London Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026-36 | London City Hall and the Homes England guidance can be found here: Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) 2026 to 2036 - GOV.UK.
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