Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England
Summary
Angela Rayner announced new measures to give local councils and public services more control and responsibility over social housing and homelessness in England. These include requiring housing associations to house homeless families unless they have a good reason not to, allowing councils to bid to buy homes being sold, and making public services refer people at risk of homelessness for support.Key Facts
- Housing associations cannot refuse to house homeless families without a valid reason.
- Local councils will have 60 days to bid to buy social homes when they are put up for sale.
- Public services like health and local authorities must notify housing services of people at risk of homelessness.
- The social housing bill will introduce these new rules.
- Almost 180,000 children currently live in temporary housing in England.
- The government wants councils to build more council-owned homes.
- Homelessness charities see these changes as an important step to reduce rough sleeping and family homelessness.
- Councils will have more power to refer homeless people to housing associations for housing.
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