Rachael Maskell: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government whether it remains Government policy that no-one should lose their home as a result of the covid-19 pandemic; and whether the Government plans to provide financial support to private sector renters at risk of losing their homes because of covid-19 related rent arrears.
Eddie Hughes:
Whilst evictions can now proceed with 14 days’ notice, they will not be carried
out if a member of the home has COVID-19 symptoms or is self-isolating. The
Government has provided an unprecedented package of financial support which is
available to tenants to help them pay their rent. We have also made £140
million in Discretionary Housing Payments funding available, for local
authorities to distribute to renters who require additional support, building
on the £180 million provided in 2020/21.
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