questionText: 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.
answerText: 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...
heading: Housing Benefit: Landlords