Social Rented Housing: Asylum
Commons · Question 18189 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9582 on social rented housing: asylum, what assessment has been made of whether data sharing on former asylum seekers within tw
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 16 Jul 2026
Earlier data sharing aims to prevent homelessness in the first place. Providing local authorities with information on newly recognised refugees enables them to intervene at the earliest opportunity during the 42-day move-on period. This gives councils and...