Written question WQ94208
- Asked by
- Laura Anne JonesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 13 days
Question
How many affordable homes have been built in Wales for each of the last five years for which figures are available?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
From 2018/19 to 2022/23, a total of 15,182 affordable housing units have been delivered in Wales, broken down as:
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2,592
2,942
3,603
2,676
3,369
Additional affordable housing provision by location and year (gov.wales)
Data for 2023-24 is expected to be published in November.
From 2019/20 to 2023/24, a total of 26,482 new homes have been completed in Wales, broken down as:
2019/20 *
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24 *
6,037
4,616
5,273
5,785
4,771
New dwellings completed by period and tenure (gov.wales)
*2019/20 includes estimated data for Q4 for Torfaen and 2023/24 includes estimated data for Q4 for Gwynedd.
Data in relation to newly build affordable housing units is not currently available although we recognise that there is a need for this data and are working with Local Authorities and RSLs to collect and publish this data in the future.