How many homes did housing associations build in 2019/20?

04 December 2020

This briefing details the number of homes housing associations developed in 2019/20.

Our members completed 46,753 homes which is a 3% increase compared with the previous year. This is a good result and continues an upward annual trend.

Housing associations also started 53,528 homes, up 8% compared with 2018/19. Starts in all the social and affordable tenures increased, and social rent was up 12% at 6,113, its highest annual rate since we started the survey in 2015/16.

Other results include:

45% (20,841) of homes completed were delivered outside the Affordable Homes Programme
40% (21,656) of homes started were delivered outside the Affordable Homes Programme
54% (21,456) of affordable completions were delivered through Section 106 agreements
46% (20,776) of affordable starts were delivered through Section 106 agreements

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How many homes did housing associations build in 2019/20?

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