Housing: Care Leavers
Commons · Question 88432 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review housing allocation guidance to ensure that care leavers’ (a) welfare and (b) community ties are taken into account when determining (i) local connectio
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 17 Nov 2025
Local authorities have discretion to manage their housing registers (waiting lists) and are free to develop solutions that make best use of their social housing stock. Many local authorities have adopted a residency or local connection test for social hou...