Affordable housing - Revision history

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	d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.		d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.

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	The definition of affordable housing remained the same as the 2024 version for the [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697b71c52ff8d10a830d5d4a/Draft_NPPF_December_2025.pdf update published in December 2025], apart from the addition of an extra category referring to Military affordable housing, defined as thus:		The definition of affordable housing remained the same as the 2024 version for the [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697b71c52ff8d10a830d5d4a/Draft_NPPF_December_2025.pdf update published in December 2025], apart from the addition of an extra category referring to Military affordable housing, defined as thus:

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	d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.		d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.
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		+	2025 NPPF
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		+	The definition of affordable housing remained the same as the 2024 version for the [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/697b71c52ff8d10a830d5d4a/Draft_NPPF_December_2025.pdf update published in December 2025], apart from the addition of an extra category referring to Military affordable housing, defined as thus:
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		+	"Military affordable housing: meets all of the following conditions: (a) the rent is sub- market military rent as determined by the Ministry of Defence; and (b) it includes provisions to remain as affordable housing for future eligible households, service personnel and veteran households (including widowed partners and spouses of service personnel), or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision."

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	[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2 Extracts from National Planning Policy Framework December 20 2023 update.]		[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2 Extracts from National Planning Policy Framework December 20 2023 update.]
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		+	= 2024 NPPF =
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		+	The [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2 National Planning Policy Framework] (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in December 2024, defines afforable housing as:
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		+	...housing for sale or rent, for those whose needs are not met by the market (including housing that provides a subsidised route to home ownership and/or is for essential local workers); and which complies with one or more of the following definitions:
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		+	a) Social Rent: meets all of the following conditions: (a) the rent is set in accordance with the Government’s rent policy for Social Rent; (b) the landlord is a registered provider; and (c) it includes provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision.
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		+	b) Other affordable housing for rent: meets all of the following conditions: (a) the rent is set in accordance with the Government’s rent policy for affordable Rent, or is at least 20% below local market rents (including service charges where applicable); (b) the landlord is a registered provider, except where it is included as part of a Build to Rent scheme (in which case the landlord need not be a registered provider); and (c) it includes provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision. For Build to Rent schemes affordable housing for rent is expected to be the normal form of affordable housing provision (and, in this context, is known as Affordable Private Rent).
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		+	c) Discounted market sales housing: is that sold at a discount of at least 20% below local market value. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Provisions should be in place to ensure housing remains at a discount for future eligible households.
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		+	d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.

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	* Other affordable routes to home ownership.		* Other affordable routes to home ownership.

−	= 2023 NPPF =	+	= [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2 2023 NPPF] =

−	Affordable housing: housing for sale or rent, for those whose needs are not met by the market (including housing that provides a subsidised route to home ownership and/or is for essential local workers); and which complies with one or more of the following definitions 81:	+	== Affordable housing ==

−	a) Affordable housing for rent~~: meets~~ all of the following conditions: (a) the rent is set in accordance with the Government’s rent policy for Social Rent or Affordable Rent, or is at least 20% below local market rents (including service charges where applicable); (b) the landlord is a registered provider, except where it is included as part of a Build to Rent scheme (in which case the landlord need not be a registered provider); and (c) it includes provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision. For Build to Rent schemes affordable housing for rent is expected to be the normal form of affordable housing provision (and, in this context, is known as Affordable Private Rent). b) Starter homes: is as specified in Sections 2 and 3 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and any secondary legislation made under these sections. The definition of a starter home should reflect the meaning set out in statute and any such secondary legislation at the time of plan-preparation or decision-making. Where secondary legislation has the effect of limiting a household’s eligibility to purchase a starter home to those with a particular maximum level of household income, those restrictions should be used. c) Discounted market sales housing: is that sold at a discount of at least 20% below local market value. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Provisions should be in place to ensure housing remains at a discount for future eligible households. d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.	+	"housing for sale or rent, for those whose needs are not met by the market (including housing that provides a subsidised route to home ownership and/or is for essential local workers); and which complies with one or more of the following definitions (Affordable Homes Update Written Ministerial Statement published on 24 May 2021):
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		+	=== Affordable housing for rent ===
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		+	Meets all of the following conditions:
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		+	* (a) the rent is set in accordance with the Government’s rent policy for Social Rent or Affordable Rent, or is at least 20% below local market rents (including service charges where applicable);
		+	* (b) the landlord is a registered provider, except where it is included as part of a Build to Rent scheme (in which case the landlord need not be a registered provider); and
		+	* (c) it includes provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision. For Build to Rent schemes affordable housing for rent is expected to be the normal form of affordable housing provision (and, in this context, is known as Affordable Private Rent).
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		+	=== Starter homes ===
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		+	'Starter homes' is as specified in Sections 2 and 3 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and any secondary legislation made under these sections. The definition of a starter home should reflect the meaning set out in statute and any such secondary legislation at the time of plan-preparation or decision-making. Where secondary legislation has the effect of limiting a household’s eligibility to purchase a starter home to those with a particular maximum level of household income, those restrictions should be used.
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		+	=== Discounted market sales housing ===
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		+	'Discounted market sales housing' is that sold at a discount of at least 20% below local market value. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Provisions should be in place to ensure housing remains at a discount for future eligible households.
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		+	=== Other affordable routes to home ownership ===
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		+	'Other affordable routes to home ownership' is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.
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		+	[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2 Extracts from National Planning Policy Framework December 20 2023 update.]

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	* Starter homes.		* Starter homes.

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	* Discounted market sales housing.		* Discounted market sales housing.
	* Other affordable routes to home ownership.		* Other affordable routes to home ownership.
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		+	= 2023 NPPF =
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		+	Affordable housing: housing for sale or rent, for those whose needs are not met by the market (including housing that provides a subsidised route to home ownership and/or is for essential local workers); and which complies with one or more of the following definitions 81:
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		+	a) Affordable housing for rent: meets all of the following conditions: (a) the rent is set in accordance with the Government’s rent policy for Social Rent or Affordable Rent, or is at least 20% below local market rents (including service charges where applicable); (b) the landlord is a registered provider, except where it is included as part of a Build to Rent scheme (in which case the landlord need not be a registered provider); and (c) it includes provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision. For Build to Rent schemes affordable housing for rent is expected to be the normal form of affordable housing provision (and, in this context, is known as Affordable Private Rent). b) Starter homes: is as specified in Sections 2 and 3 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and any secondary legislation made under these sections. The definition of a starter home should reflect the meaning set out in statute and any such secondary legislation at the time of plan-preparation or decision-making. Where secondary legislation has the effect of limiting a household’s eligibility to purchase a starter home to those with a particular maximum level of household income, those restrictions should be used. c) Discounted market sales housing: is that sold at a discount of at least 20% below local market value. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Provisions should be in place to ensure housing remains at a discount for future eligible households. d) Other affordable routes to home ownership: is housing provided for sale that provides a route to ownership for those who could not achieve home ownership through the market. It includes shared ownership, relevant equity loans, other low cost homes for sale (at a price equivalent to at least 20% below local market value) and rent to buy (which includes a period of intermediate rent). Where public grant funding is provided, there should be provisions for the homes to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households, or for any receipts to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision, or refunded to Government or the relevant authority specified in the funding agreement.

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	* Starter homes.		* Starter homes.

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	* Cohousing.		* Cohousing.
	* Help to buy.		* Help to buy.
		+	* Intermediate affordable housing.
	* New homes bonus.		* New homes bonus.
	* Rent to buy.		* Rent to buy.

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−	* Affordable housing and viability SPG.
	* Affordable rented housing.		* Affordable rented housing.
−	* Architectural Technology research at Robert Gordon University.
−	* Brownfield Land Release Fund BLRF.
	* Build to rent.		* Build to rent.
	* Buy to leave.		* Buy to leave.
	* Cohousing.		* Cohousing.
−	* Community infrastructure levy.
−	* Community-led housing.
−	* Construction industry outlook on the upswing.
−	* Converting office and retail to residential housing on the high street.
−	* Core and cluster accommodation.
−	* Fixing our broken housing market.
−	* Habitation: Reinventing housing for the urban age.
−	* Healthy Homes Act.
	* Help to buy.		* Help to buy.
−	* Homeowner.
−	* Housing associations.
−	* Housing market.
−	* Housing shortage.
−	* Housing standards review.
−	* Housing tenure.
−	* Intermediate housing.
−	* Laying the foundations: a housing strategy for England.
−	* Levittown.
−	* Meeting the demand for housing in the UK.
−	* Micro dwelling.
	* New homes bonus.		* New homes bonus.
−	* Paul Revere Williams.
−	* Planning obligations.
−	* Priorities for Wales during COVID-19 economic recovery.
−	* R (on the application of West Berkshire District Council and Reading Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
−	* Real Estate Investment Trusts.
	* Rent to buy.		* Rent to buy.
	* Right to buy.		* Right to buy.
	* Right to rent.		* Right to rent.
−	* Scotland reaches homebuilding milestone in 2021.
−	* Section 106 agreements.
	* Shared ownership.		* Shared ownership.
−	* The full cost of poor housing.
−	* The Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016 to 2021.
−	* Thomas Edison's concrete cottages.
−	* Saffron Acres, Leicester, the UK’S largest Passivhaus residential development.
	* Social housing.		* Social housing.
	* Social housing v affordable housing.		* Social housing v affordable housing.
	* Social rented housing.		* Social rented housing.
	* Starter homes.		* Starter homes.
−	* The rise of multiple property ownership in Britain.
−	* Viability test.
−	* Wood and affordable housing.
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−	~~= External references =~~
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−	* Gov.uk, [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-borrowing-powers-for-councils-to-build-10000-affordable-homes Extra borrowing powers for councils to build 10,000 affordable homes], 7 April 2014.
−	* Gov.uk, [https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply Live tables on affordable housing supply].
−	* Gov.uk, [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/affordable-housing-supply Collection: Affordable housing supply].
−	* Wales.gov, Welsh Minister for Housing and Regeneration, Carl Sargeant is taking action to increase housing supply in Wales. 4 March 2014

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	In July 2020, Housing secretary Robert Jenrick announced that the government's Affordable Homes Programme would be extended until March 2023.		In July 2020, Housing secretary Robert Jenrick announced that the government's Affordable Homes Programme would be extended until March 2023.
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		+	= 2021 NPPF =
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		+	The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, suggests that affordable housing is housing for sale or rent, for those whose needs are not met by the market (including housing that provides a subsidised route to home ownership and/or is for essential local workers); and which complies with one or more of the following definitions:
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		+	* Affordable housing for rent.
		+	* Starter homes.
		+	* Discounted market sales housing.
		+	* Other affordable routes to home ownership.

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	In addition, the Growth and Infrastructure Act, introduced in 2013 to reduce the red tape that the government considers hampers growth, allowed developers to renegotiate economically unviable section 106 agreements on stalled housing developments. This has had a particular impact on affordable housing provision.		In addition, the Growth and Infrastructure Act, introduced in 2013 to reduce the red tape that the government considers hampers growth, allowed developers to renegotiate economically unviable section 106 agreements on stalled housing developments. This has had a particular impact on affordable housing provision.

−	A report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2013 (~~[http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/09/18/get-the-data-the-crisis-at-the-heart-of-the-uks-affordable-housing-supply-system/~~ The Housing Crisis, Get the data: The crisis in the UK's affordable housing supply system]) found that the total number of affordable homes built in England actually fell 4.1% in 2011/2012 and the Bureau's assessment of 82 of the biggest housing developments in 10 major cities found just 40% complied with local affordable housing targets.	+	A report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in 2013 (The Housing Crisis, Get the data: The crisis in the UK's affordable housing supply system) found that the total number of affordable homes built in England actually fell 4.1% in 2011/2012 and the Bureau's assessment of 82 of the biggest housing developments in 10 major cities found just 40% complied with local affordable housing targets.

	On 4 January 2016, as part of its plans to deliver 200,000 affordable starter homes over the next five years, the then Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the government would directly commission thousands of new affordable homes on publicly-owned land. See Government to commission affordable homes on publicly owned land for more information.		On 4 January 2016, as part of its plans to deliver 200,000 affordable starter homes over the next five years, the then Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the government would directly commission thousands of new affordable homes on publicly-owned land. See Government to commission affordable homes on publicly owned land for more information.

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	* Affordable housing and viability SPG.		* Affordable housing and viability SPG.
	* Affordable rented housing.		* Affordable rented housing.
		+	* Architectural Technology research at Robert Gordon University.
	* Brownfield Land Release Fund BLRF.		* Brownfield Land Release Fund BLRF.
	* Build to rent.		* Build to rent.