A Bill to make provision about the availability of affordable homes; and for connected purposes.
This Bill has two distinct aims:to introduce three new exemptions to the application of the under-occupation deduction from Housing Benefit (or the housing element of Universal Credit) for claimants who are deemed to be under-occupying their social rented homesto secure a review of the availability of affordable and intermediate housing by the Secretary of State. On completion, a report of the review would be laid before Parliament.
The Affordable Homes Bill has two aims: to create three new exemptions to the under-occupation rule for Housing Benefit and the housing element of Universal Credit for people living in social rented homes; and to require a government review of how much affordable and intermediate housing is available, with a report to Parliament on completion. The bill is currently being discussed in the Commons at Committee stage, sponsored by Andrew George.
The bill is in Committee stage in the Commons, where MPs review details and consider amendments before moving forward.
Generated 21 February 2026
The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 2 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage. The Bill had its second reading debate on 5 September 2014.
This Bill was committed to a Public Bill Committee. A money resolution had to be passed by the House before the Bill could progress any further.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
