Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

What plans his Department has to prevent tenants who have fallen into arrears as a result of financial hardship caused by the covid-19 outbreak being evicted from privately rented properties.

The Government has offered unprecedented support to help prevent people getting into financial hardship or rent arrears.

We legislated to delay when landlords can evict tenants and the Master of the Rolls, with the support of the Government, paused eviction proceedings for five months, until 23 August. These measures are helping to ensure no-one loses their home this summer as a result of coronavirus.