Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is for the provision of additional co-operative housing; and if he will make a statement.

This Government recognises the important role housing co-operatives can play in delivering locally led and innovative housing.

The Community Housing Fund announced in December 2016 allocated £60 million to local authorities to support the community-led housing sector, including housing co-operatives. We have also encouraged community led groups, including housing co-operatives, to apply for funding from the £7.1 billion Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016-21, which will deliver 225,000 affordable homes by March 2021.