Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 101190

Social Rented Housing

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

David Smith

LabourNorth Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to remove barriers to accessing a social home for those most in need.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government has already taken action to remove barriers for those most in need of access to social housing, including exempting former members of the regular armed forces, young care leavers under 25 and victims of domestic abuse from local connection ...

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