Social Housing

Lord Harris of Haringey Excerpts

Wednesday 27th April 2016 Lords Chamber

[Viscount Younger of Leckie]

The noble Baroness makes a good point. Again, that is part of our overall plan. We are spending £20 billion altogether to deliver 1 million more homes: that is the largest programme by any Government. In terms of focusing on affordable housing, £1.6 billion is being put towards 100,000 homes at affordable and intermediate rents, and London is very much part of that programme.

[Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)]

My Lords, can the Minister then tell us what an affordable rent in London is, in his view?

[Viscount Younger of Leckie]

Well, we will be delivering 90,000 affordable home starts in London by 2021, and 20 housing zones have been designated. It is important that we deliver on those.