Harlow Homes for Harlow People

On Monday I asked the Government whether he would encourage every Council to offer the £75,000 discount on social housing, to help make affordable homes for the many.

You can read my question below, or watch the video above.

Robert Halfon (Harlow): Given what my hon. Friend said about right to buy and like for like in social housing, does he agree that the more people who take up the £75,000 discount, the more chance there will be for people to have affordable housing, and will he make every effort to encourage every council to offer that discount so that we can make affordable homes for the many, not for the few?


Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Andrew Stunell): That is of course an important step, and the Minister for Housing and Local Government has also announced a consultation on “pay for stay” to ensure that those on very high incomes do not have the subsidised use of valuable social rented accommodation.

You can read my previous blog post on Harlow housing here.

by Robert Halfon MP - Working Hard for Harlow.