Warning over Tory council’s £40,200 income cap for social housing

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Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government

Homelessness charity Shelter fears that a London borough’s plans to ban households earning over £40,200 from its waiting list will see a “huge swathe of the population locked out of a decent place to live”. Conservative-run Hammersmith and Fulham council (H&F) announced the plans - which have the backing of new housing minister Mark Prisk - yesterday in a bid to increase low-cost homeownership and replace an “antiquated and inefficient waiting list system that cre...

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