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Terri CDepartment for Social Affairs & CitizenshipTerri CNational registry of available spare rooms for optimised housing allocation. Proposed during emergency policy development session in ministerial vehicle.
Applies to: England and Wales
Housing Benefit Reform Act
Following extensive departmental consultation, the Housing Benefit Reform Act was implemented in 2012, introducing measures to optimise social housing allocation through spare room assessment.
Successfully improved housing stock efficiency across 660,000 properties
This department's pioneering work on spare room utilisation directly informed the final policy framework
Hugh Abbot
housing
Reference ID: SPARE-ROOM-DATABASE
Mentions: 1 references
Implementation Year: 2012
This policy document is published under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For enquiries regarding this policy, contact policy.unit@dosac.gov.uk
Classification: OFFICIAL | Document Reference: POL-SPARE-ROOM-DATABASE-2024