Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of lodgers who have been evicted or at risk of eviction as a result of being unable to access universal credit since March 2020.

The Department does not hold data on the number of lodgers evicted or the reason for the eviction.

The Department for Work and Pensions provides a range of support to different vulnerable groups who may be at risk of homelessness: they help them to make Universal Credit claims, and provide tailored support through Jobcentre Plus and priority access to the Work and Health Programme.