{"value":{"id":1661845,"askingMemberId":4490,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-09-19T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-16T00:00:00","uin":"200393","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help more young people onto the housing ladder in Yorkshire.","answeringBodyId":211,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4668,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-17T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government has a range of home ownership schemes that are available to first time buyers, including First Homes and shared ownership.</p><p>The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme helps to increase the supply of 95% loan-to-value mortgages for credit-worthy households.</p><p>We have also doubled the threshold at which SDLT becomes due to £250,000 and expanded First Time Buyers Relief, raising the threshold at which stamp duty becomes payable from £300,000 to £425,000.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Housing: York","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1661845","method":"GET"}]}