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Social Rented Housing: Applications

Asked by Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 120998

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to enable local authorities to retain district and borough boundaries for the purpose of social housing allocation following the establishment of ne

Answered by Alison McGovern

Local authorities have discretion within the existing allocations framework to design allocation schemes that reflect local housing needs and priorities, including how stock is managed within a new unitary area.

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