Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — Housing Benefit (Under-occupancy Penalty)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:46 pm on 27 February 2013.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Ann McKechin Ann McKechin Labour, Glasgow North 12:46, 27 February 2013

The hon. Lady is making an excellent speech. She made a very good point about the cost of private rentals compared with social rentals. Is it not time that we started to regulate private rentals in Scotland so that we are not subsidising landlords, which is the route to increases in housing benefit?