Lord Freud: The underlying principle behind this policy is
not to force people into moving, but for people who are under occupying to make
realistic choices about how they will meet the rent on a property that is
larger than they need.
I, ministerial colleagues and departmental officials have
met housing associations and local authorities to discuss various aspects of
the Government's plans for welfare reform, including details of the
underoccupancy charge for social tenants. During the development of the
underoccupancy measure, officials from both the DWP and the CLG met social
landlord groups to discuss the emerging policy.
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