Social housing can be for life, not a life sentence
By Emma.
There was somewhat predictable outrage from some parts of the left over the weekend, when Labour’s unloved DWP shadow, Liam Byrne, announced a new approach to welfare reform including emphasis on contributions, a full employment strategy and giving councils the option to give those who work or contribute to their communities’ priority on social housing lists.
Arguments around the contributory principle and full employment will continue elsewhere, but for me the really interesting part – and where most people are going horribly wrong – is attacking the idea of more flexible housing powers for social housing.
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