Social Rented Housing: Eligibility
Commons · Question 47157 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming social housing eligibility criteria to include families local to the area being considered who cann
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 30 Apr 2025
Local authorities are responsible for designing and managing their own social housing allocations policies to meet local need, including setting qualification criteria appropriate to their local area. These schemes are governed by a legal framework set by...