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668875

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (a) how many people live in local authority housing in (i) Newcastle upon Tyne, (ii) the North East and (iii) England and (b) what proportion of such people are in receipt of housing benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	58709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department's English Housing Survey estimates that in England 7% (1.6 million) of households lived in local authority housing in 2014-15 and about 61% of these were in receipt of Housing Benefit. Estimates are not available for local authority district and the Department does not publish regional estimates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 12/01/2017 17:34:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 29405 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

668886

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Letting Agents: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of letting agent fees on the ability of homeless people go access private tenancies.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	58921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to doing all we can to prevent homelessness. We made a significant investment of nearly £14 million from 2010 to 2016 for Crisis to develop a programme to help single homeless people access private rented sector accommodation. Over 9,000 people were helped, with over 90% maintaining tenancies for at least 6 months.</p><p>There is evidence that letting agents’ fees have increased significantly in recent years, and Citizens’ Advice found that a majority of tenants experienced problems paying these fees.</p><p>The Government is keen to see all tenants receiving a good service from their landlord and letting agent. That is why we announced in the Autumn Statement a ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants in England. Tenants will be better able to search around for properties that suit their budget and there will be no hidden costs.</p><p>The Government will consult later in the year on the detail of how best to implement a ban. An impact assessment will follow the consultation and the effect of the ban on homeless people will be considered as part of this work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 12/01/2017 16:40:33 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell previous answer version 29411 answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith