Government Too Focused On Homeownership

Government is too focused on home ownership as an answer “no matter what the question is”, the president of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has said. Geraldine Howley, speaking at the annual CIH presidential dinner in London , called on the government to “think again” about a number of areas of its housing policy. Ms Howley said: “We must have a better housing solution for people unable to meet their housing needs in the market. “Government’s strategy is too focused on homeownership as the answer no matter what the question is.” Ms Howley criticised the government’s plans to introduce a Local Housing Allowance-linked housing benefit cap for the social sector, saying it “risks long-term damage, especially to supported and specialist housing”. Read more on the CIH website.