PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Housing Benefit (17 December 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether (a) all and (b) vulnerable tenants who receive housing benefit are subject to additional protection from eviction by landlords.
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour)
Asked by:
Imran Hussain (Labour)
Answer
Private rented sector legislation as in the Housing Act 1988, and the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 sets out the rights of landlords and tenants. It is applicable to all tenants and landlords, and there are no specific protections for (a) all housing benefits claimants or (b) vulnerable tenants, other than their statutory rights in UK legislation.
Answered by:
Sir Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
5 January 2016
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