It could be costing the Government as much as £2bn-a-year extra in housing benefit to support tenants in the private sector now renting ex-council homes sold through the Right-to-Buy, according to a new report.
That estimate comes from a People, Place and Policy paper looking at the impact of Right-to-Buy re-sales on the £22bn-a-year housing benefit bill.
Around 2.5 million homes have been sold in the UK after Margaret Thatcher brought in the Right-to-Buy (RTB) over 30 years ago.
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