RSH publishes annual social housing stocks and rents statistics
What was announced
RSH collects data from registered providers through its Statistical Data Return and Local Authority Data Return to support its regulation of the sector.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Today the Regulator of Social Housing published statistics about the social housing sector , including stock ownership and rents as of 31 March 2026.
- Returns from all private and local authority registered providers show that the sector provides around 4.6 million homes across England, with a net increase of around 36,000 social homes since 2025.
- This overall rise has been driven by an increase of over 24,000 in Affordable Rent homes and 13,390 increase in low-cost home ownership homes. However, there was also a decrease of just over 1,700 social rent homes.
Figures in this announcement
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- “Returns from all private and local authority registered providers show that the sector provides around 4.6 million homes across England, with a net increase of around 36,000 social homes since 2025.”
- “This overall rise has been driven by an increase of over 24,000 in Affordable Rent homes and 13,390 increase in low-cost home ownership homes.”
- “However, there was also a decrease of just over 1,700 social rent homes.”
- “Private registered providers had a net gain of 7,829 social rent homes.”
- “Local authorities saw a decrease of 9,570 social rent homes (likely to be primarily driven by right to buy sales and other schemes).”
- “Private registered providers built, purchased or acquired the majority of new homes in the sector, accounting for 88% of the total increase in Affordable Rent and 97% for low-cost home ownership properties.”
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Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Regulator of Social Housing (executive non-departmental public body) · more news
- UK Statistics Authority (non ministerial department) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Council housing and housing association, Housing for older and vulnerable people, Housing regulation, Rented housing sector.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rsh-publishes-annual-social-housing-stocks-and-rents-statistics
- Published 2026-10-27 09:30:02 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-27 09:45:11 UTC from GOV.UK
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