A Bill to make provision about the availability of affordable homes; and for connected purposes.
This Bill has two distinct aims:to introduce three new exemptions to the application of the under-occupation deduction from Housing Benefit (or the housing element of Universal Credit) for claimants who are deemed to be under-occupying their social rented homesto secure a review of the availability of affordable and intermediate housing by the Secretary of State. On completion, a report of the review would be laid before Parliament.
House of Commons
Andrew GeorgeLiberal Democrat
30 March 2015
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The Affordable Homes Bill has two aims. First, it would create three exemptions to the under-occupation rules for social housing tenants deemed to be under-occupying; second, it would require a review of the availability of affordable and intermediate housing, with a report laid before Parliament when complete.
The bill is under consideration in Committee in the Commons, with committee proceedings recorded on 22 and 29 October 2014.
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The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 2 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage. The Bill had its second reading debate on 5 September 2014.
This Bill was committed to a Public Bill Committee. A money resolution had to be passed by the House before the Bill could progress any further.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
