Accelerated Houseblocks
MOJ · MOJ_0053_2021-Q4
Department page: Ministry of Justice
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Amber (NISTA's independent assessment) | Exempt under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Information intended for future publication) | Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests. |
| March 2025 | Amber (NISTA's independent assessment) | 10 July 2028 | Section 43 - Commercial interests |
| March 2026 | Amber (NISTA's independent assessment) | 1 November 2030 | Exempt under Section 43 - Commercial interests |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
The department’s commentary
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
March 2026
Rating: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4, the NISTA Delivery Confidence Assessment remains at Amber. This is primarily due to inflation and increasing cost maturity resulting in increasing cost estimates and other market risks.
Schedule: Compared to financial year 24/25-Q4 the programme’s end date changed from 10/07/28 to 01/11/30. This is primarily due to scope increases within the project resulting in more time required to achieve overall programme completion.
Cost: Exempt under Section 43 - Commercial interests
March 2025
Rating: Compared to financial year 23/24-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 24/25-Q4 remained at AMBER. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ Inflation, market risks, and increasing cost maturity contributing to increasing cost estimates.
Schedule: The project's end-date at 24/25-Q4 is scheduled to be 10/07/2028. This is primarily due to the following factors‚ Challenging site conditions.
Cost: Section 43 - Commercial interests
Source: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 (data)
March 2024
Rating: Compared to financial year 22/23-Q4, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating at 23/24-Q4 remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. Inflation risks contributing to the increasing cost estimate, which is greater than that estimated previously.
Schedule: Exempt under Section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Information intended for future publication)
Cost: Exempt under Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests) - Commercial interests.
Source: IPA Annual Report 2023-24 (data)
Names, figures, dates, ratings and commentary are as the department reported them. Where a rating, cost or date is withheld, the file’s wording is shown. Every major project →