A new report from Crisis said that an ever depleting supply of social homes meant that housing associations were using strict criteria to choose new tenants, and people on low incomes and in receipt of benefits were having applications denied due to being deemed too risky.

This was so predictable. The answer is to build much more social housing, and compulsorarily purchase long-term empty properties.

#Housing #SocialHousing #Poverty

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People on lowest incomes being denied access to social housing, research finds

Benefit claimants having applications denied for being deemed too risky by housing associations, says Crisis

^{Jessica Murray (The Guardian)}