Tenants: Social Security Benefits

(asked on 4th December 2023) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help reduce indirect discrimination against prospective housing tenants in receipt of benefits.


Answered by
Jacob Young Portrait
Jacob Young
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 11th December 2023

Discrimination against prospective tenants in receipt of benefits has no place in a fair and modern housing market. The Government has introduced measures to the Renters (Reform) Bill at Commons Committee which outlaw the use of blanket bans. Landlords and agents will be prevented from discriminating directly or indirectly during the letting process.

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