Question follow-through · 76217
Housing: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the affordability of housing for young people in East England.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the affordability of housing for young people in East England.
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Sept 2025
Answer published
The affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people, including key workers, are now locked out of homeownership. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the government is supporting people into...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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