Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 2150

Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that local authorities do not apply local connection tests to victims of domestic abuse.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Government is committed to ensuring that, where appropriate, barriers preventing vulnerable groups in need from accessing social housing are removed. We will continue to work with stakeholders to support victims of domestic abuse to access social hous...

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