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...