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Social Rented Housing: Rural Areas

Asked by David SmithLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 July 2025UIN 63939

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide adequate social housing to rural areas.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Members to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July (HCWS771).

We are giving further consideration to how policy can better promote rural affordable housing as part of our work to produce a set of national policies for decision making this year.

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