Question follow-through · 61993

Social Rented Housing: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Vulnerable people given greater access to social housing, published on 19 June 2025, whether the new regulations will apply to victim

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Vulnerable people given greater access to social housing, published on 19 June 2025, whether the new regulations will apply to victim

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The regulations in question will apply to domestic abuse victims over the age of 16, as defined by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Only those aged over the age of 16 can hold a social housing tenancy.The regulations will also apply to care leavers within the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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