Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96065
Domestic Abuse: Social Rented Housing
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Question
Danny Beales
Labour — Uxbridge and South Ruislip
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting a national exemption for domestic abuse survivors from housing-related debt rules in social housing allocation pol
Answer
Matthew PennycookLocal 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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