Written questions

Social Rented Housing: Fraud

Lords · Question HL13195 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Rennard

To ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to prevent individuals running social housing from abusing the system for personal gain.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 6 Jan 2026

Registered providers must meet the Regulator of Social Housing’s economic standards, including the Governance and Financial Viability and Value for Money standards, which require robust governance, internal controls, and management of conflicts of interes...