Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60302
Housing Benefit: Rented Housing
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Housing Benefit recipients live in (a) private rented accommodation and (b) social housing.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIn 2023/24 financial year, 490,000 Housing Benefit claimants lived in private-rented accommodation. This accounted for 21% of all housing benefit claimants. In 2023/24 financial year, 1.9 million Housing Benefit claimants lived in social housing. This acc...
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