Social Rented Housing: Furniture Poverty
Commons · Question 7865 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of households living in social housing without essential pieces of furniture.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Oct 2024
The department does not collect data on the number of households living in social housing without essential pieces of furniture. Social housing residents in need may be able to get help with essential items from their local council through the ‘Household ...