Social Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits
Commons · Question 123488 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for each of the past five years, what proportion of new social housing lettings made to (a) UK nationals, (b) EU nationals and (c) non-EU nationals received Housing Benefit or th
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 1 Apr 2026
Available social housing lettings data is not broken down by the nationality of the lead tenant and whether they are in receipt of housing-related benefits, or a lead tenant’s formal immigration status.The number of new social housing lettings allocated t...