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Social Rented Housing: Applications

Asked by Luke AkehurstLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 23 April 2026UIN 127574

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to assess the number of people who are not able to access a social home due to pre-tenancy affordability checks.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 98397 on 17 December 2025.

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