Affordable Housing: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 12681 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for social housing, including changes to the stock of social and affordable housing; and what discussions he has had with his coun
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Jul 2026
Local authorities are responsible for designing and managing their own housing allocations policies to meet local need, including managing their own housing registers (waiting lists). The government has launched a review into how effectively social housin...