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Healey unveils housing reforms - Have your say
Housing minister John Healey has unveiled plans to dismantle the current council housing finance system and replace it with a more devolved self-financing system that puts councils in control.
What do you think of government plans to reform the housing finance system? Share your views below.
The proposals would allow councils to finance their own business from their own rents and revenues, in exchange for a one-off allocation of housing debt. The consultation on reforming the housing revenue account subsidy system follows last month’s pledge by the prime minister of an extra £1.5bn for social housing.
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Housing finance reform Rt Hon John Healey MP, Minister for Housing, this week at LGA annual conference announced a dismantling of the housing finance system. The Minister announced his intention to publish a consultation document before summer recess on reform of council housing finance, replacing the current system with a devolved system of responsibility and funding.
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