Changes to the New Homes Bonus – we want your views
The Government is consulting on potential changes to the New Homes Bonus. The NHC will be responding to the consultation as part of our efforts to make housing policy work for the North, and we’d like to hear member views.
The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011 as part of the Coalition government’s localism initiatives, and was intended to reward and incentivise housing growth. It has been subject to change since it was introduced, and now Government has launched a consultation proposing a number of options for further change, these are around:
- How housing growth is measured and rewarded by the Bonus
- The potential for the Bonus to be utilised to support infrastructure in areas with low land values
- Using the Bonus to incentivise use of modern methods of construction
- Potential to require an up-to-date local plan in order to receive the Bonus.
The consultation can be accessed here, and a summary list of questions being posed by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is also available.
The NHC would welcome member views on the proposals in the consultation. Whilst our local authority members would be most directly affected by changes to the Bonus, we recognise that housing associations, ALMOs and combined authorities may also have views they wish to contribute. Karen Brown (Senior Policy Advisor) is coordinating our response. She can be contacted at karen.brown@northern-consortium.org.uk or on 0191 566 1021. Please ensure comments reach Karen by 26th March so that they can be considered as part of our response.
