Consultation on Reforms to Social Housing Allocations

Safe and stable social housing is of enormous importance to millions of current tenants and to those who will rely on it for a home in the future. This government believes social tenants should have homes which they can be proud of and feel secure in and this is why we have introduced significant reforms to improve the quality and quantity of the country’s social housing stock. Through the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, we have strengthened the powers of the Regulator of Social Housing to hold poorly performing landlords to account and we have improved social housing residents’ access to redress with new powers for the Housing Ombudsman. The £11.5 billion Affordable Homes Programme is delivering well over a hundred thousand affordable homes – and we will deliver tens of thousands of new homes specifically for social rent. The government is committed to ensuring this valuable but limited resource is allocated fairly. This consultation seeks view