Written questions

Housing: HIV/AIDS

Commons · Question 20740 · Tabled 17 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, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Housing Act 1996 to help protect people living with HIV from housing discrimination.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Dec 2024

All people diagnosed with HIV are already afforded the full protections from discrimination relating to the provision of housing or services under the Equality Act 2010. Landlords and agents may not victimise or discriminate against a person based on thei...