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Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 March 2025UIN 36649

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the number of people on social housing registers.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Local authorities report on the number of households on social housing registers in England through the Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS) collection, which is publicly available in live table 600 here.

The government is working in partnership with local authorities to tackle the housing crisis and I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 31737 on 27 February 2025.

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