Housing campaigners have accused the government of ‘tinkering around the edges’ with a scheme to reduce under-occupation. Housing minister Grant Shapps announced that 50 councils in England will be given a share of a £13 million pot to help older tenants find smaller properties more suited to their needs. Councils managing the largest number of under-occupied homes will receive funding to spend on removal services, handymen and a member of staff to accompany tenants on viewings. But Campbell Robb, chief executive of homelessness charity Shelter, said this would do little to make more family-size homes available. ‘With 430,000 under-occupied social homes nationwide this funding amounts to just £30 per home, nowhere near enough to have a significant impact and free up the family-size homes we so desperately need. Read more on Inside Housing.
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