Tuesday, 1 September 2020

Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits – Parliamentary Written Answer

Sir Edward Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent landlords from refusing to accept tenants in receipt of benefit payments.

Christopher Pincher: We are clear that ‘No DSS’ -- or any blanket ban on tenants on the basis that they are in receipt of benefits -- has no place in a modern housing market. We have no plans at present to introduce legislation on this issue but are committed to bringing forward a Renters Reform Bill in due course, to deliver a better deal for renters and a fairer and more effective rental market.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-07-20/76586 

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