Fairness is returning to the system for allocating council homes, with new statutory guidance which will ensure people with a long-standing connection to their local community are prioritised for council homes.
The guidance makes clear that only hard-working families, with a well-established residency, relatives or a job in the local area can go on their council’s waiting list, so they are the first benefit when homes become available.
Henry commented:
“For years hard-working families have watched helplessly as local council homes go to people without jobs or any connection to the local area. As a result of lax immigration controls in the past, 1 in 6 of all social housing tenants in the South East are now foreigners.
“This Government is calling time on this blatant unfairness. That’s why the new guidance will ensure local people and members of the Armed Forces are made the top priority for council homes across Crawley.
“This move comes as part of a package of reforms to tackle unsustainable immigration, which will also ensure councils are completely transparent about who they have given social homes to, so those people who make a valuable contribution to their community can be confident they’re not losing out.”
This Government is determined to restore fairness to a system that many people believe is often skewed against the local people it is designed to support.
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