Annual Monitoring Programme 2025
AHBRA’s Annual Monitoring programme is now entering its fourth year.
The Annual Monitoring programme plays a vital role in how AHBRA regulates AHBs. The information gathered from the programme is used for several purposes, including:
- Informing planned assessment programmes
- Identifying common risk areas and trends across the sector
- Tailoring education and guidance for Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs)
- Informing our publications, including our annual sectoral analysis
All AHBs are required to complete and return the Annual Monitoring Form.
Timeline
Please note that the submission timeline for the Annual Monitoring Form will change this year, in line with feedback from the sector. The form will be issued in January 2026, requesting data and information as of 31 December 2025, and must be fully completed and returned in February 2026. Exact dates will be confirmed closer to the time.
Resources for AHBs
As in previous years, AHBRA will provide helpful resources in order to assist AHBs with the submission of the Form. These resources will be available here when the programme launches in January 2026. AHBs are encouraged to make full use of all resources to ensure Annual Monitoring Forms are completed accurately and on-time.
Late or incomplete submissions
Annual Monitoring Forms not received by the deadline will be treated as late submissions. Accordingly, AHBRA may issue a statutory direction under Section 36 of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 requiring the submission of the Form. Failure to comply with a statutory direction will result in further regulatory action, which may include the publication of your organisation’s name on AHBRA’s website as having failed to comply with the requirements of the 2025 Annual Monitoring Programme. This may affect your AHB’s eligibility for certain funding (as outlined in Housing circular 35/2024).
Annual Monitoring Forms received before the submission date, but which are incomplete, will be returned to the submitting AHB with a requirement to resubmit a fully completed Form by the deadline.
In addition, where Forms are submitted containing information, which is clearly inaccurate or incorrect, AHBRA may return these forms with a requirement to resubmit by the deadline.
AHBs who have failed to comply with a direction under Section 36 of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 to submit the Annual Monitoring Form.
The submission of the Annual Monitoring Form is a crucial part of AHBRA’s regulatory framework, providing valuable insights and performance data on AHBs’ activities.
A number of AHBs did not respond to AHBRA’s requests to submit the Annual Monitoring Form. These AHBs were given a direction under Section 36 of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 to return the requested information. An AHB which is given a Section 36 direction is required to comply with the direction within the time frame set out in it.
A list of Approved Housing Bodies which did not comply with the direction to submit the 2022 Annual
Monitoring Form is available here.
AHBs which failed to comply with a Section 36 direction under the 2024 Annual Monitoring Programme.