Housing: HIV/AIDS
Commons · Question 19575 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department considers people living with HIV to have a priority need for housing.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Dec 2024
Local authorities are required to give ‘reasonable preference’ (priority) for social housing to people who need to move on medical or welfare grounds. This includes people with chronic or progressive medical conditions such as HIV.