Shift To ‘Affordable Housing’ Happening At The Expense Of Social Rents

A combination of present policies and the use of affordability assessments has the potential to erode access to social housing for those seen as a financial risk, a new report says. Evidence put to CaCHE – the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, comprising 11 universities and three non-academic institutions – highlights the shift to ‘affordable’ housing in England is at the expense of provision of housing at social rents, accessible to those on the lowest incomes. The research outlines the need to critically question the affordability of the affordable housing sector, which CaCHE says is often taken for granted. Read more on 24housing.

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