Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 60308

Social Security Benefits: Private Rented Housing

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help incentivise private landlords to rent to benefit recipients.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Rental discrimination against people who receive benefits has no place in a fair and modern housing market. The Renters’ Rights Bill takes direct action to stop discriminatory practices against households receiving benefits in the private rented sector. I...

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