Written questions

Social Rented Housing: Rents

Commons · Question 5690 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on allowing (a) social housing providers to increase social rents above inflation and (b) backdated rent increases to offset below-inflation rents set under th

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 11 Oct 2024

We will set out plans at the next fiscal event to give councils and housing associations the rent stability they need to be able to borrow and invest in both new and existing homes, while also ensuring that there are appropriate protections for both exist...