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Tenancy reviews not leading to evictions

Mon, 03 Feb 2020

© Copyright Alan Edwards and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
© Copyright Alan Edwards and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Tenancy reviews for those in social housing aren’t leading to people being evicted.
 
That’s according to government figures for the last three years, which show no one has been forced to give up their home after a review.
 
Since 2017, more than 300 people on fixed term tenancies have been assessed, and of those, only 26 have been asked to pay more rent.
 
Many tenants aren’t signed up to the agreements though – those who haven’t are being encouraged to by housing providers, when they’ve had a ‘change of circumstances’.
 
 
Different authorities try to do this in different ways, as Douglas councillor Claire Wells explained to Local Democracy Ewan Gawne:
 

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