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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of trends in the level of suitable social housing on overcrowding in those dwellings in Huddersfield.

Local councils are responsible for allocating housing and are governed by a framework of rules set by central government which ensures that they must give 'reasonable preference' to specific groups including people who are in overcrowded housing. Statutory guidance recommends local authorities consider giving 'additional preference' (high priority') to families in severe overcrowding.