Social Rented Housing: Rents

(asked on 20th July 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to a long-term settlement for social housing rent.


Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 27th July 2023

The Government continues to support the principle that social housing rents should be index-linked over the long-term, to support investment in both new and existing social homes.

We also intend to consult this year on social housing rent policy from April 2025.

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