Affordable Housing
| Authority | Department of Infrastructure |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2021-03-18 |
| Outcome | All information sent |
| Outcome date | 2021-04-14 |
| Case ID | 1715129 |
Summary
A request was made to the Department of Infrastructure for the number of affordable housing units delivered in 2020, defined as newly made available to eligible applicants. The authority disclosed that 15 such units were delivered during that calendar year.
Key Facts
- The request was received on 18 March 2021 and responded to on 14 April 2021.
- The Department of Infrastructure delivered 15 affordable housing units in 2020.
- The definition of affordable housing used includes publicly funded or subsidised domestic housing for rent or purchase.
- The figure excludes existing public sector housing stock and non-new-build properties sold to first-time buyers.
- The response was issued by the FOI Response Team at the Sea Terminal Building in Douglas.
Data Disclosed
- 15
- 2020
- 18 March 2021
- 14 April 2021
- 1715129
Original Request
Would you be kind enough to advise how many affordable housing units were delivered by the department or it's agents during the calendar year 2020? see emails
Data Tables (1)
| To further clarify, I've found the following in the Interim Housing Needs Study: "The |
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| definition of affordable housing on the Isle of Man is all types of domestic housing, |
| whether rented or for purchase, which is publicly funded or subsidised by the public |
| purse"" |
Full Response Text
Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF
Contact: FOI Response Team/JH/MF Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im
Our ref: 1715129 14 April 2021
Dear ###
We write further to your request which was received on 18 March 2021 and which states (sic):
"Would you be kind enough to advise how many affordable housing units were delivered by the department or it's agents during the calendar year 2020? Clarification received: I mean affordable housing units that are provided within the definition below: By delivered I mean newly made available to eligible applicants within the calendar year 2020 To further clarify, I've found the following in the Interim Housing Needs Study: "The definition of affordable housing on the Isle of Man is all types of domestic housing, whether rented or for purchase, which is publicly funded or subsidised by the public purse""
Our response to your request:
In the calendar year 2020, there were 15 affordable housing units newly made
available to eligible applicants for public sector housing or first time buyers by the
Department of Infrastructure or its agents.
This figure does not include any affordable housing units that were already part of the
Department’s public sector housing stock or that of other local housing authorities.
Neither does it include any first time buyer properties that were not new-build when
sold to first time buyers during that time period.
Please quote the reference number 1715129 in any future communications.
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