United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 39872
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the circumstances in which Housing Benefit may be paid directly to landlords where tenants are in rent arrears.
Introduced
2 November 2026
Last action
2 November 2026 · Written question
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Awaiting answer
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Subjects
Housing, Rent, Pensions
Source updated
2 November 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the circumstances in which Housing Benefit may be paid directly to landlords where tenants are in rent arrears.
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2 November 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the circumstances in which Housing Benefit may be paid directly to landlords where tenants are in rent arrears.
Source: Commons
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Question
text · EN · 2 November 2026
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- · Department for Work and Pensions · Answering body
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-11-02/39872
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1955443
- uk · wq-1955443 · source updated 2 November 2026