The Government’s ‘pay-to-stay’ proposals could penalise
people on low incomes by making their rent too expensive for them to afford, if
it is not implemented with care, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has
warned. Under a proposal put out for consultation by the CLG, higher earning
households would have to pay a higher rent to remain in their social home –
either the local market rate or close to it. Households in social housing with
a total income of more than £40,000 in London and over £30,000 elsewhere would
be affected by the ‘pay-to-stay’ proposal. The Government claims that by paying
conventional social rents, they benefiting from “taxpayer-funded subsidies of
up to £3,500 per year”. Read more on the CIH website.
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