Written questions

Rented Housing: Home Insurance

Commons · Question 44561 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring home insurers to offer insurance to landlords offering tenancies to tenants on benefits.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Apr 2025

Rental discrimination against people who receive benefits has no place in a fair and modern housing market.As part of the rental discrimination measures in the Renters’ Rights Bill, any clauses within a new or renewed contract of insurance that would proh...