Best of Both Worlds ,Social housing: tenants will need to live in an area for four years : the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union
A white paper on why the UK will be stronger, safer and better off by remaining as a member of a reformed EU has been published. In the topics of housing ,new tenants trying to get council and other social housing ,are to be required to live in the local area for four years instead of the current two, according to the document, published Yesterday [22/02/2016]. Titled, The Best of Both Worlds – Our Special Status in a Reformed EU,the paper makes clear that the change in the “residency test” will not just apply to new migrants but also anyone moving within Britain. onthemarketblog highlighted some interesting entries 2.107 Domestically, we will deliver changes to the allocation of social housing. Our statutory guidance already makes clear local authorities in England should require a person to live in a local area for at least two years before they are considered for social housing. This is aimed at ensuring sufficient affordable housing...