Housing Minister Grant Shapps has set out his plans to ensure that each of our country's service men and women get the housing help they need. He argued that all too often, the nature of military work can become a "blockade" to members of the armed forces meeting their aspirations for a secure and stable home. The Minister made a key pledge to our men and women in uniform to pull out all the stops to give them the support they need - whether buying their first home or applying for social housing. The package of housing help for heroes includes moving up the waiting list - Ministers believe that years of loyal service to this country should not become an obstacle to finding a home, yet moving from base-to-base can often leave our troops without strong local connections - something many councils look for when allocating social homes. That's why Mr Shapps has pledged to give councils a duty to put heroes who want a home in their area at the top of the local waiting list. Read more on the CLG website.
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