The government’s housing policy makes no sense
The chancellor continues his irrational mission to reduce social tenants to second-class citizens
Kevin Gulliver
Website Kevin writes for Left Foot Forward about housing and the impact of government policy on low income communities. He is the Director of Birmingham-based research charity the Human City Institute and Chair of the Centre for Community Research but writes in a personal capacity; Kevin's interests are social and economic policy, especially relating to housing, health, communities and inequalities.
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The UK is already lacking the social housing it needs, but the Tories are planning to give away more