Written questions

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.