Catherine
McKinnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local
Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect women's eligibility
for the right to buy discount in situations when they are not entitled to that
discount due to their previous tenancy being entirely in their ex-husband or
partner’s name.
Kit Malthouse:
Where a married couple live together under a public sector tenancy, they
individually accrue tenancy periods which count towards eligibility for the
Right to Buy. This applies whether the tenancy is in both names; or if the
tenancy is only in a single name. The accrued periods still apply individually
if the couple separate or divorce. This is set out in Schedule 4 of the Housing
Act 1985; and in the department's booklet for tenants: Your Right to Buy Your
Home ; and in the guidance for landlords: Right to Buy - A Guide for Local
Authorities.
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