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SLUDGE FACTORY
Let's say there are 10000 council homes in a town
5000 of those , in the nice streets are sold off
The council now only has a stock of 5000 homes to provide for those in housing need , once these are passed onto the council
If you don't replace council housing that is sold like for like with new social housing , then a housing crisis develops
It really is very simple to understand , the institute of housing , housing policy experts , shelter and many other groups warned this was going to happen
What council's have left following right to buy is fewer housing to offer those in need and that which is left is often poor quality as the right to buy has been higher on the nice estates and lower on the rougher ones
The right to buy has created sink estates with poor quality housing and social problems
The need for social housing following right to buy is fecking enormous , waiting lists are massive , at an all time high for many councils
That's why so many have been forced into the badly managed private sector and the housing benefit bill has risen