Supplementary Memorandum from CLG
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS AT MEETING ON 1 JUNE
RESPONSE
Figures of unsold stock purchased by housing associations
broken down across different regions.
The table below shows the split of the allocations
made for the purchase of unsold developer stock between flats
and houses by region.
Developer stock units split by houses
and flats based on allocations in 2008-09
RENTLCHO
Sponsor LA Region
| Flats
| Houses
| Flats | Houses
|
| East Midlands | 287 | 367
| 189 | 153 |
| Eastern | 510 | 572
| 443 | 208 |
| London | 249 | 18
| 551 | 2 |
| North East | 97 | 126
| 24 | 19 |
| North West | 212 | 287
| 100 | 71 |
| South East | 530 | 291
| 435 | 106 |
| South West | 761 | 599
| 212 | 197 |
| West Midlands | 685 | 387
| 468 | 127 |
| Yorkshire & Humberside | 162
| 226 | 34 | 44
|
| Grand Total | 3,493 | 2,873
| 2,456 | 927 |
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The majority of units purchased are flats for both social
rent and low cost home ownership but it must be remembered that
the purchase of this stock was very much dependent on what was
available from developers.
Furthermore, it would be expected that stock purchased for
first time buyers would typically have a higher concentration
of flats. In the case of stock purchased for social rent, the
distribution is more even as would be anticipated.
Q41 & 42 RESPONSE
Could CLG set out for us the figures for the planned departmental
spending that substantiates the answers given in response to questions
41 and 42?
Following the recent Budget, the indicative budget for the
national affordable housing programme (NAHP) for 2010-11 stands
at £2.6 Billion. The Budget provided new money for social
housing in both 2009-10 and 2010-11, both through the NAHP and
through the new housing kick-start programme. For the NAHP the
new money consisted of £50 Million for grants from the HCA
to local authorities for new social housing and £80 Million
for mortgage rescue. From this, £75 Million additional funding
has been added to the NAHP budget for 2010-11 (with the remainder
in 2009-10).
Mrs Beckett also referred on 1 June to the overall balance
of funding: given the large amount of investment scheduled for
2009-10 it was agreed to re-profile, £200 Million of funding
for affordable housing in the 2009 Budget from 2009-10 to 2010-11
to smooth investment over both financial years. In all these changes
bring the current NAHP indicative budget for 2010-11 to £2.6
Billion.
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