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Social Rented Housing: Furniture Poverty

Asked by Kim JohnsonLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 October 2024UIN 7865

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of households living in social housing without essential pieces of furniture.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The department does not collect data on the number of households living in social housing without essential pieces of furniture. Social housing residents in need may be able to get help with essential items from their local council through the ‘Household Support Fund’.

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