Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96064

Domestic Abuse: Social Rented Housing

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025

Question

Danny Beales

LabourUxbridge and South Ruislip

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of local authority housing-related debt rules on domestic abuse survivors who are placed in temporary accommodatio

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Local housing authorities can already take into account an applicant’s financial resources when considering their application, including debt and affordability checks.We would expect local authorities to show consideration for the circumstances in which t...

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