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Social Rented Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is providing support to local authorities in rural areas where demand for social housing exceeds supply.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
18 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is providing support to local authorities in rural areas where demand for social housing exceeds supply.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Details of future government investment will be brought forward at the Spending Review. In addition, our recent consultation on proposed reforms to...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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