Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111638

Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Jeremy Corbyn

Your PartyIslington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the amount of money paid directly from housing benefit to private landlords in each region of England.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Information on the average weekly amount of Housing Benefit paid to private landlords, by regions, is available on Stat-Xplore via the Housing Benefit official statistics (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/). The information can be found in the Housing Benef...

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