Question follow-through · 22979

Housing: Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to help (a) first-time buyers and (b) low-income families secure housing in Ashfield constituency.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
29 Jan 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to help (a) first-time buyers and (b) low-income families secure housing in Ashfield constituency.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership.The government is committed to delivering 1.5 million homes, including the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuild...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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