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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 cannot be triggered in the event that a tenant cannot afford to pay their rent.

The Government is committed to delivering a fairer and better quality private rented sector that works for both tenants and landlords. As announced in the Queen's Speech 2022, we are committed to introducing a Renters Reform Bill in this Parliamentary session. This will abolish Section 21 evictions to deliver a fairer deal for renters, enabling them to challenge poor practice and unfair rent increases. We will publish a White Paper shortly that will provide more details of these measures and our wider reform package.