<p>MHCLG does not collect information on payments made by local authorities to landlords. Information is collected on the number of new private social housing lets made to applicants who are statutorily homeless in table 3f of the CORE summary tables accompanying the annual release. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april-2017-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/social-housing-lettings-in-england-april2017-to-march-2018</a>.</p>