Speaking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this week (22 – 25 September), Prime Minister Keir Starmer told delegates that care leavers will be exempt from local connection rules which require a connection to a local area before accessing social housing – these can include family or work connections or having lived in an area for as long as 12 months before accessing housing.
Currently, 89% of councils have a local connection or residency test in place to determine who can qualify for social housing.
The changes, which also extend to domestic abuse victims and Armed Forces veterans, come following a public consultation on access to social housing for the most vulnerable.
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