Government Wants Tenants in Old People’s Homes

The government has confirmed plans to place council tenants in the homes of older people going into residential care, in an attempt to boost Britain's housing stock.  Current plans for long term care reform would leave a number of properties empty and local authorities are discussing whether the empty properties could be used to house council tenants in their boroughs.

A source with links to Westminster said the idea was being discussed at a ‘high level of government’ and that ‘it was being considered’ as a way to improve social housing stocks.  ‘It is difficult to oppose it in the situation where you have homeless people and housing sitting empty,’ he said but added that there was a stumbling block in the government’s plan over who would pay for the maintenance of any private property with social housing tenants. Read more on the Citywire Money website.