A ‘new deal’ for
social housing residents, as part of the government’s commitment to make a
housing market fit for the future has been launched by Secretary of State for
Communities Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP.
The social
housing green paper aims to rebalance the relationship between tenants and
landlords, tackle stigma and ensure that social housing can be both a safety
net and springboard into home ownership.
Our green paper aims
to start a national discussion to collect views on how to improve social
housing, based around 5 core principles:
- A safe and decent home which
is fundamental to a sense of security and our ability to get on in life.
- Swift and effective
resolution so that when residents have concerns about the safety or
standard of their home they see results.
- Empowering residents and
ensuring their voices are heard so that landlords are held to account.
- Tackling stigma and
celebrating thriving communities, challenging the stereotypes that exists
about residents and their communities.
- Building the social homes
that we need and ensure that those homes can act as a springboard to home
ownership.
The proposals will
empower residents to hold their landlords to account and give them the support
they need to seek redress when things go wrong. A tougher regulator will help
drive up standards and ensure social homes are well managed and quality places
to live.
With the experiences
of those living in social housing brought to the forefront following the
tragedy at Grenfell Tower, over 8,000 residents from across the country have
shared their views of social housing as part of the government’s listening
exercise.
Secretary of State
for Communities the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said: "Providing high
quality and well managed social housing is a core priority for this government.
"Our green
paper offers a landmark opportunity for major reform to improve fairness,
quality and safety for residents living in social housing across the country.
"Regardless of
whether you own your home or rent, residents deserve security, dignity and the
opportunities to build a better life."
The green paper
gives everyone the opportunity to feed in views on proposals for the future of
social housing and will run until 6 November 2018.
In a separate move,
to boost the number of local authority homes, a consultation into how councils
spend the money from Right to Buy sales has also been launched today. It also
looks at reforming the Right to Buy replacement target, to give a broader measure
of government’s impact on social housing.
This sets out
proposals to make it easier for councils to replace properties sold under Right
to Buy and build the affordable homes their communities need, continuing a
programme that has helped almost 94,000 households onto the housing ladder
since 2010.
A ‘new deal’ for
social housing residents, as part of the government’s commitment to make a
housing market fit for the future has been launched by Secretary of State for
Communities Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP.
The social
housing green paper aims to rebalance the relationship between tenants and
landlords, tackle stigma and ensure that social housing can be both a safety
net and springboard into home ownership.
Our green paper aims
to start a national discussion to collect views on how to improve social
housing, based around 5 core principles:
- A safe and decent home which
is fundamental to a sense of security and our ability to get on in life.
- Swift and effective
resolution so that when residents have concerns about the safety or
standard of their home they see results.
- Empowering residents and
ensuring their voices are heard so that landlords are held to account.
- Tackling stigma and
celebrating thriving communities, challenging the stereotypes that exists
about residents and their communities.
- Building the social homes
that we need and ensure that those homes can act as a springboard to home
ownership.
The proposals will
empower residents to hold their landlords to account and give them the support
they need to seek redress when things go wrong. A tougher regulator will help
drive up standards and ensure social homes are well managed and quality places
to live.
With the experiences
of those living in social housing brought to the forefront following the
tragedy at Grenfell Tower, over 8,000 residents from across the country have
shared their views of social housing as part of the government’s listening
exercise.
Secretary of State
for Communities the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said: "Providing high
quality and well managed social housing is a core priority for this government.
"Our green
paper offers a landmark opportunity for major reform to improve fairness,
quality and safety for residents living in social housing across the country.
"Regardless of
whether you own your home or rent, residents deserve security, dignity and the
opportunities to build a better life."
The green paper
gives everyone the opportunity to feed in views on proposals for the future of
social housing and will run until 6 November 2018.
In a separate move,
to boost the number of local authority homes, a consultation into how councils
spend the money from Right to Buy sales has also been launched today. It also
looks at reforming the Right to Buy replacement target, to give a broader measure
of government’s impact on social housing.
This sets out
proposals to make it easier for councils to replace properties sold under Right
to Buy and build the affordable homes their communities need, continuing a
programme that has helped almost 94,000 households onto the housing ladder
since 2010.
