Selling Off Affordable Homes ‘Would Add £4 billion To Housing Benefit Bill’

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<p>‘The gover me t’s propose sell-off of tho sa s of affor able homes co l a more tha £4b to the ho si g be efit bill over the ext 30 years, Labo r has claime . The s m emerge from a oppositio a alysis of the ho si g bill, bei g ebate this week i the Ho se of Lor s.</p>
<p>The bill calls for the sale of low-re t ho si g, which the ho si g charity Shelter has estimate will mea the loss of 19,000 co cil homes a 66,500 ho si g associatio homes.</p>
<p>“If yo sell off ge i ely affor able homes a o ’t replace them, the people o lower i comes will be force i to more expe sive private re te accommo atio a this will mea higher ho si g be efit spe i g to cover the cost,” sai Joh Healey, sha ow secretary of state for ho si g.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.welfareweekly.com/selli g-off-affor able-homes-wo l -a -4b -to-ho si g-be efit-bill/" target="_bla k">Rea more: Selli g Off Affor able Homes ‘Wo l A £4 billio To Ho si g Be efit Bill’</a></p>