Social Rented Housing
Commons · Question 56267 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in the private rented sector due to a lack of social housing.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 10 Jun 2025
According to the most recent data from the English Housing Survey from 2022/23, 6% (280,000) of Household Reference Persons in the private rented sector reported that someone in their home is on the waiting list for social housing.