Question follow-through · 4051
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her oral contribution of 30 July 2024, Official Report, column 1194, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to amend social housing allocation polic
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her oral contribution of 30 July 2024, Official Report, column 1194, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to amend social housing allocation polic
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2024
Answer published
Local councils already have necessary powers to give priority to local residents, and most are doing so. In March 2023, 89% of councils had a local connection test and/or a residency test in place.Responses to the recent consultation on changes to social ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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