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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the new houses built following the allocation of £2 billion for new council and housing association housing will be social housing and affordable housing respectively.

As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, the Affordable Homes Programme is fully flexible and sets no ringfences on particular forms of tenure. The precise tenure types and number of homes will depend on bids received. Funding for social rent will be focused on areas with acute affordability challenges, while funding Affordable Rent homes will continue to be available for most areas.