Asked by: Lord Katz (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of furniture poverty among social housing tenants.
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
My department engages actively with a range of stakeholders on issues facing social housing tenants, and has engaged with groups such as End Furniture Poverty to understand their research on this issue.
People currently living without important pieces of furniture may be able to get support from their local authorities via the ‘Household Support Fund’ and other services available locally. The Deputy Prime Minister is also part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is considering the impacts of living in poor quality housing on children.