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Open consultation: Rents for social housing from 2015 to 2016

 

 

 

 

 

Open consultation

Rents for social housing from 2015 to 2016

This consultation closes on 24 December 2013

Summary

This consultation sets out the proposed changes to rent policy for social housing, to apply from April 2015 onwards.

Documents

Rents for social housing from 2015 to 2016: consultation

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Guidance on rents for social housing: draft for consultation

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Direction on the rent standard 2013: draft for consultation

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Consultation description

Following announcements at Budget 2013 and the Spending Round 2013 on changes to rent policy the main changes are:

  • moving from annual increases in weekly rents of Retail Price Index (RPI) + 0.5 percentage points (+ up to £2 for social rents), to increases of Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 1 percentage point

  • as a result, removing (from 1 April 2015) the flexibility available to landlords to increase weekly social rents each year by an additional £2, above the increase in formula rent, where the rent is below the rent flexibility level and rent cap

  • making clear that rent policy does not apply where a social tenant household has an income of at least £60,000 a year

Section 197 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 gives the Secretary of State certain powers to direct the social housing regulator to set standards, and about the content of those standards. Once formally issued, a direction is binding on the regulator when it consults on and set standards for private registered providers. We propose to use these powers to issue a new direction to the regulator on rent. We also propose to issue new guidance to stock-owning local authorities, a draft of which is included in the consultation.

This consultation invites views on the proposed changes to the policy, draft direction and draft guidance. It runs for 8 weeks and closes on 24 December 2013.

Ways to respond

Email to:
Write to:
Rent Policy Consultation
Affordable Housing Regulation and Investment Division
Department for Communities and Local Government
Eland House, Zone 1/A2
Bressenden Place
London
SW1E 5DU

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