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Social Housing Rent Policy

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is reforming social housing rent policy, including proposals to restore Local Housing Allowance rates, implement Social Rent convergence, and reform subsidy rules for council housing. Multiple bills are progressing including the Co-operative Housing Tenure Bill and Carers Bedroom Entitlement Bill. The policy aims to improve affordability and value for money in the social housing sector.

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2026

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2025

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2 Jul 2025 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social and Affordable Housing Renewal

UIN: HCWS771 At the Spending Review on 11 June 2025, we set out the main elements of our social and affordable housing investment strategy in this Parliament. Today, I am providing further detail in relation to a number of the …

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2 Jul 2025 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social and Affordable Housing Renewal

UIN: HLWS770 My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:At the Spending Review on 11 June 2025, we set out the main elements of our social and affordable …

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2024

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20 Nov 2024 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social and Affordable Housing

UIN: HCWS238 I am publishing today a consultation on reforms to the Right to Buy in England.This Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and to supporting councils to increase their capacity …

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20 Nov 2024 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social and Affordable Housing

UIN: HLWS236 My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Angela Rayner MP) has today made the following statement:I am publishing today a consultation on reforms to the Right to …

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5 Nov 2024 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Supported Housing Consultation

UIN: HCWS185 Supported housing provides a home to over half a million people who rely on support to live as independently as possible or recover from a period of crisis. When it is provided responsibly, it results in improved wellbeing, …

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28 Oct 2024 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps

UIN: HCWS169 This week’s Budget will set out how the Government will deliver more affordable housing and ensure social housing is available for those who need it most.This will include an immediate one year cash injection of £500 million to …

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28 Oct 2024 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social and Affordable Housing: Next Steps

UIN: HLWS167 My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Angela Rayner MP) has today made the following statement:This week’s Budget will set out how the Government will deliver more …

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30 Jan 2024 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Social Housing Update

UIN: HCWS225 Social housing is a finite resource and in any compassionate society it is incumbent upon the Government of the day to ensure it is utilised in the most effective way to support those who truly need it and …

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30 Jan 2024 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Social Housing Update

UIN: HLWS221 My Honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Planning (Lee Rowley MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement today:Social housing is a finite resource and in any compassionate society it is incumbent upon the Government of the …

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2023

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4 Sep 2023 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing Update

UIN: HLWS985 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Over the summer I have taken furthe...

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2022

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16 Jun 2022 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing Update

UIN: HCWS111 The Government has today published its White Paper A Fairer Private Rented Sector.The private rented sector currently offers the most expensive, least secure, and lowest quality housing to a growing number of vulnerable people, including 1.3 million house...

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16 Jun 2022 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing Update

UIN: HLWS108 My Hon. Friend, the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing (Eddie Hughes MP), has today made the following written statement:The Government has today published its White Paper A Fairer Private Rented Sector.The private rented sector currently offers the …

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29 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing update

UIN: HLWS717 My Hon. Friend, the Minister for rough sleeping and housing (Eddie Hughes) has today made the following statement:Everyone in this country deserves to live in a safe and decent home. It is unacceptable in a country like the …

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17 Mar 2022 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing Update

UIN: HLWS680 My Hon. Friend, the Minister for rough sleeping and housing (Eddie Hughes) has today made the following statement:Supported housing plays a vital role in delivering better life outcomes and improved wellbeing and health for many vulnerable people.The Gove...

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2021

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15 Dec 2021 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing Update

UIN: HLWS481 My Hon. Friend, the Minister for rough sleeping and housing (Eddie Hughes) has today made the following statement:I wish to update the House on the publication of the Government Response to the 2021 Future Buildings Standard consultation and …

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25 Oct 2021 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing Update

UIN: HCWS352 The Government has protected renters across the country throughout the pandemic, providing an unprecedented £400 billion support package for the economy, a six-month stay on possession proceedings to protect renters from eviction, and extended notice peri...

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25 Oct 2021 | Announcement Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Housing Update

UIN: HLWS339 My Hon. Friend, the Minister for rough sleeping and housing (Eddie Hughes) has today made the following statement:The Government has protected renters across the country throughout the pandemic, providing an unprecedented £400 billion support package for ...

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11 Mar 2021 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Residential Property Update

UIN: HCWS843 I wish to update the House on the measures taken to support renters following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the roadmap for national restrictions in England.To support renters as we move towards the lifting of most restrictions in …

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2020

3 events
17 Nov 2020 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social Housing Update

UIN: HCWS581 I am today announcing the publication of the Social Housing White Paper. This White Paper will bring transformational change for social housing residents and the new approach and regulatory changes we set out will make a measurable difference …

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17 Nov 2020 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Social Housing Update

UIN: HLWS578 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Robert Jenrick) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing the publication of the Social Housing White Paper. …

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10 Sep 2020 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Housing update

UIN: HCWS446 I wish to update the House on the comprehensive measures that the Government is taking to ensure renters affected by coronavirus continue to be protected over autumn and winter. The Government has already taken unprecedented action to ensure …

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