Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60313

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of increased availability of social housing on levels of demand for (a) hou

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

My department has been supporting the development of a long-term housing strategy which the government intends to publish later this year. At Spending Review 2025, the government announced the biggest boost to social and affordable housing investment for ...

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