Government Publishes Consultation On Post-2020 Rent Policy

The government has published a consultation on its social housing rent policy from 2020. There is a legal requirement to consult the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), Homes England and other stakeholders before directing the regulator to change rent rules. The consultation document also proposes bringing local authority landlords within the scope of the RSH rent standard “to respond to the roll out of Universal Credit”. Councils are currently subject to “Limit Rent”, which reflects rent policy and is used to control how much housing benefit should be paid on behalf of recipient tenants. The consultation also proposes making tweaks to how “formula rent” is calculated and the rules around affordable rent. Download the consultation document from the MHCLG website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/rents-for-social-housing-from-2020-to-2021