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Housing Associations: Freedom of Information

Asked by Catherine FookesLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 March 2025UIN 34155

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including housing associations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government is committed to increasing transparency in the social rented sector. We intend to direct the Regulator of Social Housing to introduce new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRs) for private providers of social housing, including housing associations, to enable residents to request information about their housing management.

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