The English social housing regulator plans to publish a consultation on charging fees after the Housing and Planning Bill is passed in parliament.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) expects to publish a consultation paper on imposing fees on housing associations, following ministerial approval, soon after the Housing and Planning Bill gains Royal Assent.
The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent in April and the proposed timeframe would allow fees to be charged from the 2017/18 financial year.
The regulator is currently funded via grant from the DCLG. According to an HCA discussion document published in February 2014, the total cost of the regulator was around £12.5m for 2013/14.