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Additional Affordable Housing Completions

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Last updated August 2012 by Flora Robinson

The Home & Communities Agency (HCA) is responsible for delivery of the government's National Affordable Housing Programme 2011/2015 Details of trends at national and regional level are given in the report Affordable Housing Supply, England 2010-2011. Local authorities play a key role in the delivery of affordable housing through their strategic housing role and as local planning authorities. Funding sources such as the New Homes Bonus include an enhancement for the delivery of affordable housing.

Affordable housing includes acquisitions as well as new built dwellings. Since 2011 affordable rent schemes (schemes which are let at up to a maximum of 80% market rent) can be included in the count of affordable housing - this accounts for the large increase in number of affordable homes that year. Definitions of these categories are given in Appendix 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework

CLG Affordable housing estimates for 2010-11 were revised in January 2012 to reflect data changes made as a result of local authority representations on the provisional allocations for the New Homes Bonus. Final 2010-11 Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) data (as published 30 November 2011) were also incorporated.

According to the table for Lancashire below, the greatest number of additional affordable houses in 2010/11 were provided in Blackpool (230 dwellings) and Chorley districts (210 dwellings). In Blackpool 72.9% of these were classed as social rent, whilst in Chorley just over a half were low cost home ownership, and 38% new build social renting.

Social Rent was the largest overall category of additional affordable homes in Lancashire. The highest percentages occurred in Hyndburn district (95.7% of affordable homes in that district), Fylde (91.2%) and Pendle (90.9%). Most of the social rent was new build, but a few districts in particular Ribble Valley used acquisitions to add to the stock of affordable homes.

Additional Affordable Housing Completions 2004 - 2011

District

Additional Affordable dwellings

% Social rent 2010/2011

% Local Cost Ownership 2010/2011

% Intermediate Rent 2010/2011

2004 - 2009

2009

/10

2010

/11

New build

Acquis-ition

New build

Acquis-ition

Assisted purchase

New build

Acquis-ition

Burnley

150

40

50

77.6

8.2

0

0

10.2

0

4.1

Chorley

220

100

210

38

6.3

51.9

0.5

0

0

3.4

Fylde

130

50

130

91.2

0

8.8

0

0

0

0

Hyndburn

80

10

20

95.7

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

Lancaster

360

30

60

37.1

11.3

43.5

0

0

0

8.1

Pendle

50

-

10

90.9

0

0

9.1

0

0

0

Preston

310

20

10

0

0

50

0

0

0

50

Ribble Valley

130

100

40

18.4

63.2

0

15.8

0

0

2.6

Rossendale

20

50

30

75

0

0

0

0

0

25

South Ribble

210

30

30

53.6

0

17.9

0

0

0

28.6

West Lancashire

80

30

30

72.4

0

27.6

0

0

0

0

Wyre

260

40

50

63.8

0

29.8

0

0

0

6.4

Lancashire (12 districts)

2000

500

670

57.9

7.3

26.9

1.2

0.8

0

6

Blackburn with Darwen

550

180

130

72.9

0

18.8

3

0

0

5.3

Blackpool

410

20

230

73

0.4

24.5

0

0

0

2.1

Lancashire (14 authorities)

2960

700

1,030

63.2

4.8

25.3

0.8

0.9

0

5.1

Source: CLG Live Table 1008 (rounded); CLG Live Table 1011 (Percentages are based on unrounded figures) http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingresearch/housingstatistics/housingstatisticsby/affordablehousingsupply/livetables/

District	Additional Affordable dwellings			*% Social rent 2010/2011*		*% Local Cost Ownership 2010/2011*			*% Intermediate Rent 2010/2011*
District	2004 - 2009	2009 /10	2010 /11	New build	Acquis-ition	New build	Acquis-ition	Assisted purchase	New build	Acquis-ition
Burnley	150	40	50	77.6	8.2	0	0	10.2	0	4.1
Chorley	220	100	210	38	6.3	51.9	0.5	0	0	3.4
Fylde	130	50	130	91.2	0	8.8	0	0	0	0
Hyndburn	80	10	20	95.7	0	0	0	0	0	4.3
Lancaster	360	30	60	37.1	11.3	43.5	0	0	0	8.1
Pendle	50	-	10	90.9	0	0	9.1	0	0	0
Preston	310	20	10	0	0	50	0	0	0	50
Ribble Valley	130	100	40	18.4	63.2	0	15.8	0	0	2.6
Rossendale	20	50	30	75	0	0	0	0	0	25
South Ribble	210	30	30	53.6	0	17.9	0	0	0	28.6
West Lancashire	80	30	30	72.4	0	27.6	0	0	0	0
Wyre	260	40	50	63.8	0	29.8	0	0	0	6.4
Lancashire (12 districts)	2000	500	670	*57.9*	*7.3*	*26.9*	*1.2*	*0.8*	0	6
Blackburn with Darwen	550	180	130	72.9	0	18.8	3	0	0	5.3
Blackpool	410	20	230	73	0.4	24.5	0	0	0	2.1
Lancashire (14 authorities)	2960	700	1,030	*63.2*	*4.8*	*25.3*	*0.8*	*0.9*	0	*5.1*