The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) says its
stats show low income families living in communities across the countryside
could save more than £31 million a year – if affordable rent levels were set
according to the net income of tenants, rather than market rates. Analysis
released by CPRE comes with a call for changes to how ‘affordable’ housing is
defined. Currently, rents set at 80% of the standard market rate are classified
as ‘affordable’, which is still out of reach for many families and those on low
incomes. Read more on 24housing.
Tory plan to ban foreign nationals from social housing condemned as
‘divisive’
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Housing charity says move would drive up homelessness, while Labour
dismisses proposal as ‘unserious’
Plans to ban foreign nationals from social housing ...
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