New Homes fact sheet 9: What is affordable housing?
Part of a series collecting key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration.
Applies to England
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What is affordable housing?
This fact sheet provides an overview of the types of affordable housing in England, why these homes are needed and who might live in an affordable home. It includes information on how affordable homes are planned and how people can access affordable homes.
About the New Homes Fact Sheets
The New Homes Fact Sheets, developed by Homes England, are a series of key facts and figures on new homes and regeneration, created to support conversations with local communities.
They provide a fact-based resource for everyone to draw upon to effectively communicate the context and processes around new homes and regeneration.
The development of the fact sheet series has involved consultation with local government officers, community groups and industry experts.
The other fact sheets in this series are:
Fact sheet 1: The need for homes
Fact sheet 2: How new homes are planned
Fact sheet 3: Transport and infrastructure services
Fact sheet 4: New homes and healthcare facilities
Fact sheet 5: New homes and school places
Fact sheet 6: The role of design and placemaking
Fact sheet 7: Homes and different land types
Fact sheet 8: Economic, social and environmental benefits
Fact sheet 10: New homes in rural areas
Guidance on how how the fact sheets were developed, and how they are intended to be used.