Housing: Low Incomes

Communities and Local Government written question – answered am ar 9 Gorffennaf 2009.

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Photo of Grant Shapps Grant Shapps Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning), Co-Chair, Conservative Party

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties were sold under the (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) OwnHome, (c) OpenMarket HomeBuy, (d) First-time Buyers Initiative, (e) MyChoice HomeBuy, (f) New Build HomeBuy, (g) Social HomeBuy and (h) Rent to HomeBuy scheme in May 2009; and how many had been sold under each such scheme at the latest date for which figures are available.

Photo of John Healey John Healey The Minister for Housing

The following table shows the number of completions under each HomeBuy scheme for 2008-09:

Scheme Number
HomeBuy Direct 0
OwnHome 800
OpenMarket HomeBuy 6,120
First-time Buyers Initiative 1,030
MyChoice HomeBuy 3,120
New Build HomeBuy 10,650
Social HomeBuy 100
Rent to HomeBuy 1,170
Source: Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).

The figures show the number of affordable housing completions, not the number of sales. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

Figures showing the number of affordable homes completions in May 2009 by type of scheme are not available.

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