Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered at on 27 March 2024.
Peter Aldous
Conservative, Waveney
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many homes have been delivered through the Homes England Older People’s Shared Ownership scheme in each of the last ten years.
Lee Rowley
Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
The figures in the table below represent the number of shared ownership homes aimed at older persons by shared ownership providers, the Majority of which, but not all, will be provided through the Older Persons Shared Ownership (OPSO) scheme.
Year | Actual Completions |
2013/14 | 235 |
2014/15 | 36 |
2015/16 | 253 |
2016/17 | 214 |
2017/18 | 170 |
2018/19 | 316 |
2019/20 | 224 |
2020/21 | 314 |
2021/22 | 270 |
2022/23 | 176 |
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