Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61993
Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Question
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Vulnerable people given greater access to social housing, published on 19 June 2025, whether the new regulations will apply to victim
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe regulations in question will apply to domestic abuse victims over the age of 16, as defined by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Only those aged over the age of 16 can hold a social housing tenancy.The regulations will also apply to care leavers within the...
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