Council housebuilding 2022/23
Case reference FOI2023/00940
Published 15 June 2023
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information. These questions relate to new homes built by the council.
1) In the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the council complete?
1) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those new build completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).
2) If the council has a council-owned housing company, in the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete?
2) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).
3) How many homes does the council expect to build in the next five years (i.e. from April 2023-March 2028)
4) If the council has a council-owned housing company, how many homes does it expect to build in the next five years (April 2023-March 2028)
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information. These questions relate to new homes built by the council.
1) In the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the council complete?
287
1) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those new build completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).
| 2022-23 | Affordable Rent | Social Rent | First Homes | Shared Ownership | Rent To Buy | Shared Equity | Low Cost Market/ Discounted Market | Homelessness |
| 54 | 63 | 0 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 20 |
2) If the council has a council-owned housing company, in the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete?
Not applicable.
2) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).
Not applicable.
3) How many homes does the council expect to build in the next five years (i.e. from April 2023-March 2028)
Herefordshire Council only look at the next three years 2023-2026. It is predicted that we will deliver 252 affordable units in rural areas and 1160 affordable units in market towns. These are only estimations as they can change nearer the time of delivering them.
4) If the council has a council-owned housing company, how many homes does it expect to build in the next five years (April 2023-March 2028)
Not applicable.
Documents
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