Right to Buy Scheme – Parliamentary Written Answer

Mr Brine: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has considered the merits of extending the (a) Right to Buy and (b) Right to Acquire home ownership scheme to cover properties categorised as sheltered accommodation.
Grant Shapps: There are no plans to review the provisions which exclude certain types of property from the Right to Buy and Right to Acquire scheme. This is to ensure that social landlords are able to retain a stock of housing that is suitable for occupation by vulnerable people, in particular those who are elderly or disabled, or those who need a particular level of support.