The Policy Exchange has published a report arguing that
selling expensive social housing as it becomes vacant could create the largest
social house building programme since the 1970s. According to the think tank, sales would
raise £4.5 billion annually which could be used to build 80,000-170,000 new
social homes a year and reduce the housing waiting list by between 250,000 to
600,000 households in five years. The
report says that ending expensive social housing:
*Will generate
growth and jobs.
*Is extremely
popular with all sections of society.
*Has no real effect
on employment.
*Raises tenants’
standard of living.
*Will reduce the
housing waiting list by between 250,000 to 600,000 households in five years.
Download a copy of the report from the Policy Exchange
website.
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