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3rd Special Report - The Finances and Sustainability of the Social Housing Sector: Government Response

Published 7 March 2025

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee The finances and sustainability of the social housing sector Report on parliament.uk ↗

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The government's response

This document responds to Sixth Report - The Finances and Sustainability of the Social Housing Sector.

This is the government's response, published 7 March 2025.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government says it is "committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation" and agrees with the report's conclusion on the need for more Social Rent homes, while setting no specific target.

  • On targets, it states "we have not set a specific target" for Social Rent but will prioritise such homes, with details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme to be set out at the Spending Review.
  • On rents, it has consulted on a five-year settlement from 2026 allowing increases of up to CPI + 1% a year, and is "now considering the responses" with a response to be issued "later this year".
  • On decarbonisation, it plans to consult on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards at EPC C for social rented homes "in the coming months", and says further funding "will be considered" as part of Phase 2 of the Spending Review.
  • On building safety remediation, it has committed to announce "this year" a long-term strategy for the social sector, reflecting the 2025 Spending Review settlement.

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