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Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations

Asked by Mary Kelly FoyLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6509

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Right to Buy for housing association tenants.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The Government is currently reviewing the increased Right to Buy discounts that were introduced in 2012, with a view to better protecting existing social housing stock. The Government will also review the Right to Buy more widely, including looking at eligibility criteria and protections for newly-built social housing and will launch a public consultation in the autumn. More information about the consultation and the position on extending the Right to Buy for housing association tenants will be made available in due course.

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