Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 56267
Social Rented Housing
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Question
Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op) — York Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in the private rented sector due to a lack of social housing.
Answer
Matthew PennycookAccording to the most recent data from the English Housing Survey from 2022/23, 6% (280,000) of Household Reference Persons in the private rented sector reported that someone in their home is on the waiting list for social housing.