Written questions

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 ...