Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83783
Private Rented Housing: Disadvantaged
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help families in lower socio-economic groups who are unable to afford private sector rental prices.
Answer
Matthew PennycookHousing is a devolved matter within the competency of the Northern Ireland Assembly.The government provides financial support to low-income private renters in England through a range of mechanisms including the housing element of Universal Credit, Discret...
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