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Prioritise local connection in social housing allocation
Local authorities should retain real discretion to weight social housing allocation toward people with a genuine local connection.
Our specific ask
Statutory guidance protecting local connection weighting in housing allocation schemes.
Evidence base
- 1.33m households on social housing waiting lists in England (DLUHC, Mar 2024).
Government response tracker
Status: Awaiting response. We update this when government publishes a formal position relevant to this ask.