Grants To Move To Support Residents and Free Up Housing Stock

Harrow Council is working to ease the current housing crisis by offering a grant for existing council tenants to downsize or move into private accommodation. The Grants to Move scheme gives people advice and financial support to move into accommodation of their choice. Any moves will help to free up some of the 5,000 council or housing association properties in the borough for people on Harrow’s 4,000 strong council house waiting list. The scheme will also save the council money. Harrow Council spends around £3m a year on housing need service which includes putting families up in temporary accommodation. For example, the cost of putting up a family, which would be eligible for a four bedroom property, in temporary accommodation could cost around £16,000 a year. Read more on the Harrow Council website.