Written questions

Social Rented Housing

Commons · Question 108117 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changing the rules which prevent families from bidding for social houses that have too few bedrooms on waiting times for so

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 28 Jan 2026

The government expects registered providers of social housing to develop solutions that make best use of their stock.When framing the rules which determine the size of property to allocate to different households and in different circumstances, local hous...