Written question asked by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Friday, 12 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 September 2025. It was answered by Matthew Pennycook (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Social Rented Housing: Rents
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average increase in social housing rents was in Gosport constituency in 2024-25.
- Answer
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Government policy limits how much rents are permitted to increase each year for Social Rent and Affordable Rent homes let by registered providers of social housing.
In 2024-25, these rents were permitted to increase by up to CPI+1% based on the CPI rate in September 2023 (6.7%), which meant that rents were permitted to increase by up to 7.7%.
The Regulator of Social Housing collects annual data from registered providers of social housing regarding their rents, which can be viewed by local authority area. Data for the year 2024-25 is scheduled to be released on 28 October. Statistics for previous years, along with a look-up tool, can be found on gov.uk here.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 76816
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Gosport Social rented housing Rents
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-09-24 16:26:11 +0100
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