Social Rented Housing: Applications
Commons · Question 120998 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Daisy Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to enable local authorities to retain district and borough boundaries for the purpose of social housing allocation following the establishment of ne
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 24 Mar 2026
Local authorities have discretion within the existing allocations framework to design allocation schemes that reflect local housing needs and priorities, including how stock is managed within a new unitary area.