Currently, credit-reporting companies don’t usually have access to rent payments in calculating credit scores, unless a landlord reports late payments. There is a growing school of thought, however, that credit scores should take into account more data such as cellphone and utility payments. HUD now plans to begin discussions with public-housing authorities about pilot programs for rent-payment credit, which would likely include both positive and negative payment information, according to administration officials.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/counting-rent-would-improve-credit-scores-of-public-housing-residents-hud-finds-11581681602?mod=hp_lista_pos4