Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 81036
Social Rented Housing: Rents
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Ben Coleman
Labour — Chelsea and Fulham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support tenants with the cost of rent in the social housing sector.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThere is support through the social security system for low-income households living in the social rented sector which is paid through either the housing element of Universal Credit or through Housing Benefit. The level of housing support received is base...
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