Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117191
Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the exemption from local connection tests for social housing for domestic abuse survivors is enforced by local authorities.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government has taken action to remove barriers for victims of domestic abuse to access social housing.Regulations, which came into force on 10 July 2025, mean that victims of domestic abuse moving as a result of that abuse will no longer need to meet ...
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