Homeless people in UK ‘denied social housing as risky tenants’

Housing associations under fire for focus on commercial goals instead of social mission

Housing associations have come under fire for routinely refusing to house homeless people nominated for empty social housing properties, on the grounds that welfare cuts make the poorest prospective tenants too much of a financial risk.

A number of local authorities are concerned attempts to tackle homelessness are being undermined because housing associations are turning down the poorest prospective tenants in favour of those in work and with stronger credit ratings.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Hqhxxa