Housing Associations: Applications
Commons · Question 98398 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of pre-tenancy checks by housing associations on the ability of households experiencing or at risk of homelessness to access
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 17 Dec 2025
The government has already taken action to remove barriers for those most in need to access social housing including exempting care leavers under 25 years old and victims of domestic abuse from local connection tests. Local housing authorities and landlor...