Low-interest Loans - Registered Provider Survey

Overview

The Spending Review sets out that there will be £2.5 billion in low-interest loans to support new social and affordable housing development, to complement commercial lending. Loans will be provided at interest rates materially lower than the rates available on the market.  

Our plan for a decade of renewal in social and affordable housing confirmed that providers will be able to combine the loans with grant from the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, guaranteed lending from the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme and Section 106 contributions.  

This survey seeks Registered Providers’ input on the design of this scheme to ensure that we can develop a proposal that works for providers, complements commercial lending and maximises the benefits for the development of new homes. The questions in this survey should not be interpreted as confirming any specific aspects of the scheme’s design or delivery arrangements. 

Answers to these questions will have no bearing on an organisations’ future applications to the scheme.