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...