We should kill the myth of subsidised council housing. Under the rules which this Government changed following the proposals from the previous Government, housing revenue accounts are self-funding. There is no subsidy. The only subsidies that I can see are right to buy discounts and starter home discounts that the Government are proposing.
Housing and Planning Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Clive Betts
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 January 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Legislative Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on Housing and Planning Bill.
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