Written questions

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...