Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 9 July 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new homes in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire have qualified for the New Homes Bonus (NHB) to date; how much funding has been given to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council under the NHB to date; and what estimate he has made of the number of new houses built in (i) Barnsley Central constituency, (ii) Barnsley and (iii) South Yorkshire as a result of the NHB.
holding answer
New Homes Bonus funding is calculated and awarded by local authority area. It is not therefore possible to identify delivery and funding relating to the Barnsley Central parliamentary constituency.
It is not possible to identify which housing delivery has occurred as a direct result of the New Homes Bonus. The New Homes Bonus is one part of a package of government interventions aimed at increasing housing supply. It is not possible to identify the impact of these policies in isolation.
The requested figures for Barnsley are in the following table:
Barnsley | ||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | Total | |
Number of new units/conversions | 682 | 918 | 785 | 2,385 |
Number of empty properties back into use | -122 | 119 | 252 | 249 |
Total units rewarded (number) | 560 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 2,634 |
Funding (£)* | 698,661 | 2,070,500 | 3,453,271 | 6,222,432 |
* Funding is cumulative, i.e. total funding for 2013-14 comprises the third instalment of year 1 funding, plus the second instalment for year 2, and the first instalment of year 3. |
The other requested figures are given in the following tables:
Doncaster | ||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | Total | |
Number of new units/conversions | 142 | 385 | 414 | 941 |
Number of empty properties back into use | 144 | 2 | -231 | -85 |
Total units rewarded (number) | 286 | 387 | 183 | 856 |
Funding (£)* | 403,301 | 928,406 | 1,313,695 | 2,645,403 |
Rotherham | ||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | Total | |
Number of new units/conversions | 256 | 667 | 848 | 1,771 |
Number of empty properties back into use | 128 | 155 | -13 | 270 |
Total units rewarded (number) | 384 | 822 | 835 | 2,041 |
Funding (£)* | 508,364 | 1,580,600 | 2,748,542 | 4,837,506 |
Sheffield | ||||
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | Total | |
Number of new units/conversions | 1,726 | 1,128 | 285 | 3,139 |
Number of empty properties back into use | -116 | 17 | 609 | 510 |
Total units rewarded (number) | 1,610 | 1,145 | 894 | 3,649 |
Funding (£)* | 1,957,819 | 3,375,373 | 4,595,019 | 9,928,211 |
* Funding is cumulative, i.e. total funding for 2013-14 comprises the third instalment of year 1 funding, plus the second instalment for year 2, and the first instalment of year 3. |
Where a negative figure is shown in relation to empty homes, this means that the number of long-term empty properties increased, thereby reducing the amount of New Homes Bonus funding earnt.
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