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Written question asked by Virendra Sharma (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 April 2023 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 17 April 2023. A substantive answer was provided by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Monday, 17 April 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Social Rented Housing: Rents

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has put in place a cap on rental increases for social housing renters; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a cap on those increases for people with shared ownership homes.

Answer

I refer the Hon. Member to the Autumn Statement’s (Official Report, HC, Volume 722, Column 855) announcement on the cap on social rents. Further, to the answer I gave to Question UIN 173100 on 31 March 2023.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
175634
Session
2022-23
Related items
Autumn Statement 2022
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Housing Associations: Rents
Friday, 31 March 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Increases Social rented housing Rents Shared ownership schemes
Link
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