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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to prevent landlords from refusing to rent to people who claim universal credit, housing benefit, disability benefits or tax credits.

Everyone in the private rented sector is entitled to a safe and decent home.

The White Paper 'A Fairer Private Rented Sector' sets out our proposals to ban 'no DSS' blanket ban practices.