Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) Southampton, (b) the South East and (c) England has received in new homes bonus since 2012.
The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011/12 to provide an incentive for local authorities to encourage housing growth in their areas. Allocations for Southampton, the South East and England since 2011/12 are as follows:
Southampton - £24,484,850
South East - £1,057,643,786
England - £6,073,404,201