Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 47157

Social Rented Housing: Eligibility

Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 30 April 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming social housing eligibility criteria to include families local to the area being considered who cann

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Local authorities are responsible for designing and managing their own social housing allocations policies to meet local need, including setting qualification criteria appropriate to their local area. These schemes are governed by a legal framework set by...

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