Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111638
Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Jeremy Corbyn
Your Party — Islington 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 TimmsInformation 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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