Discount rent for public sector workers, carers and
victims of domestic abuse is being mooted by Southwark Council in an effort to
tackle the on-going housing crisis. As part of its commitment towards 35 per
cent affordable housing, the council is suggesting a possible ‘intermediate’
and ‘keyworker’ housing scheme. Intermediate rent is discounted at around
half private market rent for people on
incomes below £60,000, while people earning between £60,000 and £90,000 are
eligible for a discount of at least 20 per cent. It says developers who build
for private rent are allowed to meet this figure using discount market rent.
Read more on the Southwark News website.
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