Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 115567
Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Neil O'Brien
Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number and proportion of those claiming a) housing benefit and b) the UC housing element live in the social rented sector.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsMonthly statistics for the number of households on Housing Benefit (HB) and the number of Households on Universal Credit (UC) are published quarterly on Stat-Xplore, with data currently available to November 2025. The statistics are available by Tenure Ty...
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