Social Rented Housing: Young People
(asked on 6th February 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the nature of challenges to access social housing for people aged 16 to 24.
Answered by
Jacob Young
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 12th February 2024
Local Housing Authorities do not allocate social housing based on age. Social housing is prioritised for those in identified housing need by means of the statutory ‘reasonable preference’ (priority) requirements.