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Housing: Hertfordshire

Volume 496: debated on Wednesday 15 July 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years; (285895)

(2) how many homes for social rent have been built in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years.

Information on new homes built for social rent and affordable housing is not available by constituency.

The following table shows the number of new affordable homes built in Dacorum local authority and Hertfordshire in each of the last five years.

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Dacorum

140

20

20

120

190

Hertfordshire

860

690

760

1,540

1,110

The following table shows the number of new social rented homes built in Dacorum local authority and Hertfordshire in each of the last five years.

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Dacorum

110

0

10

50

100

Hertfordshire

760

550

530

890

620

Source:

Homes and Communities Agency investment Management System (IMS), and local authority returns to CLG. Figures have been rounded to nearest 10 units.

Not all social rented and affordable housing is provided by new build completions, as some supply can come from acquisitions. For example, in 2007-08, a total of 210 additional affordable homes were provided in Dacorum (new build and acquisitions), and 1,310 additional affordable homes were provided in Hertfordshire (new build and acquisitions).