Private Rented Housing: Homelessness
Commons · Question 115399 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the the potential merits of using the private rented sector to fulfil the statutory duty to homeless households.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 3 Mar 2026
High-quality accommodation in the private rented sector plays an important role in councils discharging their homelessness duties. In England in 2024/25, 52,870 households had their prevention or relief duty ended with accommodation secured in the private...