Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 14 July 2020Answered: 20 July 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jess Phillips)
The Renters’ Rights Bill will allow individuals to end joint tenancies, supporting domestic abuse victims to leave their abuser if they share a home. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced a £30 million increase to the domestic abuse safe accommodation grant, raising the total funding in 2025-26 to £160 million.