PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Private Rented Housing: Evictions (28 February 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to help (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to respond to demand for social housing following the issue of section 21 notices to private tenants.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

Local councils are best placed to determine how best to manage the demand for social housing - they are responsible for allocating housing through local schemes. These are governed by a framework of rules set by central government which ensure social housing is prioritised for those in housing need.

We are committed to investing in social housing. Our new £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme will provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country, should economic conditions allow. This builds upon the success of our £9 billion Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme, running to 2023, which will deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes.

Answered by:
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
3 March 2022