Question follow-through · 12681
Affordable Housing: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for social housing, including changes to the stock of social and affordable housing; and what discussions he has had with his coun
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Communities and local government
- Local Government: Devolution · 8 Jul 2026
- Community Assets and Public Sector: Access · 8 Jul 2026
- Affordable Housing · 14 Jul 2026
- Social Rented Housing: Housing Supply · 14 Jul 2026
- Sleeping Rough · 14 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for social housing, including changes to the stock of social and affordable housing; and what discussions he has had with his coun
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jul 2026
Answer published
Local authorities are responsible for designing and managing their own housing allocations policies to meet local need, including managing their own housing registers (waiting lists). The government has launched a review into how effectively social housin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Local Government: Devolution
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of devolution deals in improving local public services.
Community Assets and Public Sector: Access
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to improve access to community facilities and public services in lower socioeconomic areas.
Affordable Housing
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of affordable housing.
Social Rented Housing: Housing Supply
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing.
Sleeping Rough
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of rough sleepers.
Homelessness
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to tackle homelessness.
Temporary Accommodation
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to temporary accommodation for vulnerable households.
Homelessness: Finance
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding he has allocated for homelessness prevention programmes in the current financial year.
Local Government Finance
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to increase the level of funding to local authorities to deliver statutory services.
Local Government Finance
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure accountability and transparency in local government spending.
Housing Supply
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of planning restrictions on the level of housing supply.
Housing: Construction
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that new developments include adequate infrastructure and community services.