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Right to Buy Scheme: Almshouses

Asked by Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 11 March 2025UIN 35095

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to make Almshouses eligible for the right to buy scheme.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Almshouses are exempt from the Right to Buy scheme and the government has no plans to alter that fact.

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