Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103181
Council Housing: Asylum
Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of allocating newly built council housing to asylum seekers on the availability of social housing for local residents on waiti
Answer
Matthew PennycookNewly built social rented homes are not being allocated to asylum seekers. Asylum seekers are not eligible for social housing.