FOI - Affordable housing developments [May 2023]

Your request

1. In the 2022-23 financial year how many new homes of any tenure did the GLA complete? 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 2022-23 how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete? 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 (from April 2023 to 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?

Our response

Firstly, please note that the GLA is London's strategic government and does not operate in 
the same way as local London Borough Councils.

You may wish to contact them separately. 

In relation to part 1 of your request, we publish reports on Affordable Housing Starts and 
Completions delivered through GLA Programmes. Overall in 2022-23, a total of 13,954 
affordable homes were completed through GLA programmes and information about the 
tenure of these homes is provided in the statistics.

The GLA statistics are for all homes and do not separate new build from other forms of additional housing supply. 

The website also shows a separate listing of homes started and completed through GLA 
programme for council homes delivery. The statistics show that in 2022-23 a total of 3,484 
homes were completed (note, some of these homes are included in the overall GLA housing statistics).

Further details are available here.

For part 2 of your request, the GLA statistics for council homes delivery are for all council 
partners inclusive of council-owned companies.

Of the total completions for 2022-23, the following are from non Local Authority delivery partners (via LA housing companies): 30 completions for London Affordable Rent, 31 for Social Rent and 3 for Shared Ownership. 

The GLA statistics are for all homes and do not separate new build from other forms of 
additional housing supply. 

For part 3 and part 4 of your request, the GLA does not hold the information on the number 
of homes councils are expecting to build in the next five years, however, this would be set out in council development plans that should be available from individual boroughs. You may wish to contact them separately or via the London Councils to obtain this information. 
 
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting
reference MGLA260523-8497.