Written evidence to be reported to the House
Housing and Regeneration Bill
4:45 pm
Alistair Burt (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; North East Bedfordshire, Conservative)
My first question is on one of the issues that you have just raised. The definitions of social housing in clauses 67, 68 and 69 appear to create a relationship between an individual’s ability to pay and whether they should be in social housing. Why do you think the clause has been drawn that way, and are you content with how the current Housing Act 2004 defines low-cost rental? What do you think the reason for the change is?