Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 41983 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise disabled people on waiting lists for social housing.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 4 Apr 2025
Local authorities are responsible for designing and managing their own housing allocations policies to meet local need but have to do so within the legislative framework set by government. As part of this, they are required to ensure they give ‘reasonable...