{"value":{"id":1908256,"askingMemberId":5359,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3728","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will provide support to tenants that received Section 21 notices from their landlords days before the Renters' Rights Act 2026 came into force.","answeringBodyId":7,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4520,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The latest Ministry of Justice official possession statistics, which can be found on gov.uk <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-january-to-march-2026\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, make clear that from January to March 2026, accelerated possession claims in England decreased by 12% compared to the same quarter in the previous year.</p><p>The government-funded Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service provides access to free, non-means tested early legal advice to anyone at risk of possession proceedings and loss of their home.</p><p>I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN <a href=\"https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-25/94620\" target=\"_blank\">94620</a> on 4 December 2025 and UIN <a href=\"https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-14/91209\" target=\"_blank\">91209</a> on 24 November 2025.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Private Rented Housing: Evictions","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908256","method":"GET"}]}