Written Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes were built in West Sussex in each year since 1997?

Member Answering Question: Iain Wright MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Answer: The numbers of affordable homes built in West Sussex in each financial year since 1997-98 are presented in the following table. West Sussex has been taken to include the local authority areas of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and Worthing. Affordable housing includes both social rent and intermediate housing (e.g. low cost home ownership).

Not all affordable housing supply is through new build completions, supply can also come from the acquisition and refurbishment of private sector homes. Between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 2006 an additional 1,500 affordable homes were supplied through acquisitions which are not shown in the following table. Figures for 2006-07 are not yet available.

Affordable housing new build: West Sussex

Financial year

Number of homes

1997-98

484

1998-99

682

1999-2000

353

2000-01

190

2001-02

182

2002-03

538

2003-04

400

2004-05

391

2005-06

649

Source:

Housing Corporation, local authorities