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Social Rented Housing

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 June 2025UIN 56267

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in the private rented sector due to a lack of social housing.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

According to the most recent data from the English Housing Survey from 2022/23, 6% (280,000) of Household Reference Persons in the private rented sector reported that someone in their home is on the waiting list for social housing.

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