Written questions

Rent Repayment Orders

Commons · Question 101903 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there will be further expansion of the Rent Repayment Order scheme.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 12 Jan 2026

The Department is currently running a Rent Repayment Order pilot with 41 local authorities. The purpose of the pilot is to assess the effectiveness of the scheme and its impact on enforcement activity. We will evaluate the pilot and subject to positive fi...