More than 70,000 social housing tenants face substantial rent rises once the government’s “pay to stay” policy comes into effect in April 2017.
Under pay to stay, households with a combined income of £40,000 and above in London, and £31,000 in the rest of England, will be classified as “high income tenants” and subject to rent increases of 15p for every pound they earn above the high-income thresholds.
The local Government Association (LGA) has warned that implementation of the policy will be “difficult, lengthy and costly process for councils”, and stressful for families affected. “Pay to stay” was criticised in the Lord’s last year as being “ill-thought-out and unfair”
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