A question on #HousingBenefit #Landlords tabled by Martin Wrigley on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Housing Benefit: Landlords
Question ID: 1813111
UIN: 60306
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 5111
Asking Member display name: Martin Wrigley
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Martin Wrigley
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Housing Benefit was paid to private landlords (a) in real terms and (b) as a proportion of total Housing Benefit expenditure in each of the last ten years.
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Date answered: 2025-06-24
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Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: In 2023/24, total housing support provided to private rented sector (PRS) tenants amounted to £12.3 billion (in 2024/25 prices). Of this, £3.9 billion was delivered through Housing Benefit (HB), while £8.4 billion was provided via the Universal Credit Hou...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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