Lord Kennedy of Southwark: To ask Her Majesty’s
Government what action are they taking to support council tenants who want to
form housing cooperatives.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: Council tenants have the Right
to Manage, which enables them to set up a Tenant Management Organisation (a
management co-operative) to manage the homes in their area, with a management
allowance from the Council. The Tenant Empowerment Programme, £2 million in
2014/15 and £1 million in 2015/16, supports social housing tenants to engage
in, manage and/or take control of their housing services. This includes
training, support and funding to enable tenant groups to take up their Right to
Manage. There are currently over 200 Tenant Management Organisations across
England, managing around 80,000 homes. [Edit]
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