Social landlords should brace themselves for a surge in demand for housing as the coalition government’s controversial welfare reforms take hold, the CIH has warned. The alert is made in an institute briefing paper designed to help councils and housing associations cope with changes announced in the emergency Budget. The chancellor’s proposed reforms of the housing benefit and local housing allowance regimes aim to shave £1.8 billion from the welfare bill. Extra demand for housing will be generated because the reforms will see more ‘adult children falling out with their parents and being asked to leave the family home’, the paper states. The institute predicts fewer tenants willing to care for their elderly parents in their own home and a heightened risk of increased arrears. Landlords could have to recruit more staff to cope with the increased demand, the paper states. Read more on Inside Housing.
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