Oliver Heald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Heald on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of tenants in private housing who have only sufficient funds to cover one week’s rent.

Brandon Lewis

The English Housing Survey provides data on private renters’ housing costs, income and savings but is not detailed enough to make an assessment of how many private renters only have sufficient funds to cover one week’s rent.