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Shapps invites Federation chief to head up social housing mobility taskforce
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Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps today asked National
Housing Federation chief executive David Orr (pictured) to lead a
taskforce which will explore how to increase social housing
mobility.
Mr Shapps, who made the invitation during a speech at the
Federation’s central London headquarters, said the taskforce
would be made up of leading figures from across the social housing
sector.
Mr Shapps used his speech to housing association chief executives
and other senior figures in social housing to announce Conservative
plans to improve mobility for social housing tenants.
Commenting on the taskforce, Mr Orr said: “I am delighted to
accept this invitation to chair the taskforce. It will be a serious
opportunity to meet the aspirations of tenants who want to
move.
“I expect the taskforce to examine a number of ideas to make
it easier for tenants to move throughout the country.
“The Federation has already put forward its own proposals on
how access to social housing can be improved for tenants wishing to
move, whether that be to take up employment or because
they’re overcrowded, or for any other reason.”
