Housing
policy could hit vulnerable people
The National Housing Federation (NHF) has warned that a shortage of sheltered
and supported housing could be exacerbated by “disastrous” Government policy.
The claim centres around a reform that will see housing benefit in all social
housing capped at the level of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) as of April
2019. With LHA calculated on the basis of household size, those in homes deemed
to be under-occupied could lose out. David Orr, the NHF’s chief executive, said
providers of such housing may refrain from delivering them if funding from rent
is in jeopardy. The NHF suggests that there could be a shortfall of 300,000
homes by 2030.
