Tens of thousands of hard-working families will be forced
to leave their council homes and find themselves unable to afford a local
alternative as a result of government plans to restrict social housing to the
poorest. The devastating figures – in a report commissioned by the Local
Government Association – show that almost 60,000 households in England will be
unable to afford to remain in their council properties from April next year, as
a result of “pay to stay”. The move is part of Tory plans to end what ministers
say are effectively subsidies for better-off council tenants. However, the
report for the LGA by Savills finds that far higher rents in the private
sector, and soaring house prices in many parts of the south, mean that many
council tenants who just exceed the income cut-offs will be left in a desperate
position. Read more on the Observer website.
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