Date post: | 17-Aug-2015 |
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Significant changes afoot
• 1% rent reduction for 4 years• charging market rent to those earning more
than £30K (£40K in London) • Universal Credit introduced by 2017• benefit cap reduction to £20K (£23K in
London)• tax credit and UC restricted to 2 children
affecting those born after April 2017• working age benefits frozen for 4 years• 18 to 21 years not automatically entitled to
HB
• how can the CCH support co-ops consider the effect on co-op business plans/policies?
Right to Buy
• Government intention to extend Right to Buy to tenants of housing associations
• housing association sector concerns about charitable and private status
• lender concern about Right to Buy, 1% rent reduction and welfare reform
• possible increasing costs to build new homes• amendment in the Lords …• … but the Government still is saying they are
going ahead with it• as many tenants support it as are against it
The Right to Buy and Co-ops?
• what are the views of CCH members on RtB?• CCH members who have been in touch have
said they are concerned!
• do nothing because it may have been introduced as part of Right to Acquire which does not apply to most co-ops
• two pronged exemption strategya) a joint exemption strategy for all
community-led housingb) are we already exempt?
#housingday #proudtenant
• #housingday • under the theme proud to be a tenants• #proudtenant – Berneslei Homes• enabling tenants to say their piece and
remind the world who they are• 18th November