Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will commission research into the impact of elements previously covered by rent in social housing now being paid for by service charges, including caretaking, and maintenance of lifts and door entry systems.

Further to the answer I gave to Question UIN 86547, on 23 November 2022, the Government believes very strongly that service charges should be transparent and communicated effectively. The way a service charge is organised (for example, what it covers and how it is worked out) is set out in the lease or tenancy agreement.