Social Rented Housing
(asked on 28th April 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have used the figure of £50,000 in debates in the House on the "pay to stay" high income thresholds (HL Deb 14 March, col 1621) when their stated policy for the high income threshold in London is £40,000.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The figure of £50,000 has been used to illustrate that there are over 40,000 social rented households with incomes well above average. Households with an income of over £50,000 are in the top 20 per cent of households across all tenures. Social housing should be prioritised to those genuinely in need. There will be households on lower incomes who are more in need of social housing for rent.