We caution the Government not to make Shared Ownership Right to Buy a condition of affordable housing grant funding, until our suggested reforms on receipts are implemented. When Right to Buy is implemented for all housing associations, like with the pilots, the Treasury should reimburse housing associations for the cost of discounts. This aligns with the recommendation we made in our report on housing associations and the Right to Buy in 2016. Otherwise, housing associations will face the sa...

We caution the Government not to make Shared Ownership Right to Buy a condition of affordable housing grant funding, until our suggested reforms on receipts are implemented. When Right to Buy is implemented for all housing associations, like with the pilots, the Treasury should reimburse housing associations for the cost of discounts. This aligns with the recommendation we made in our report on housing associations and the Right to Buy in 2016. Otherwise, housing associations will face the same difficulties as local authorities in replacing sales. Type: conclusion | Number: 25 | Paragraph: 134 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government is committed to introducing a new Right to Shared Ownership on rented homes grant funded through the new Affordable Homes Programme. The Right to Shared Ownership is a separate scheme to the Right to Buy and Voluntary Right to Buy. The Right to Shared Ownership scheme necessitates a b