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Social Rented Housing: Care Leavers and Domestic Abuse

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 2 July 2025UIN 62418

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what monitoring systems will be introduced to ensure consistent exemption of victims of domestic abuse and young care leavers from local connection tests in all English local authorities.

Answered by Rushanara Ali

The department will monitor the implementation of the exemption of victims of domestic abuse and young care leavers from local connection tests for social housing in all English local authorities through the Local Authority Housing Statistics data collection.

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