Private Rented Housing: Disadvantaged
Commons · Question 83783 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help families in lower socio-economic groups who are unable to afford private sector rental prices.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 3 Nov 2025
Housing is a devolved matter within the competency of the Northern Ireland Assembly.The government provides financial support to low-income private renters in England through a range of mechanisms including the housing element of Universal Credit, Discret...