Andrew Bridgen
Main Page: Andrew Bridgen (Independent - North West Leicestershire)
Stephen Williams
It is not the intention of either the Secretary of State or me to grind anyone into the ground. The whole point of applying size criteria to the social sector is to match the criteria that already exist in the private rented sector, and they existed throughout the entire 13-years period that the hon. Gentleman’s party was in government. The policy is about fairness to taxpayers as well as to tenants. For those tenants who have difficulty moving, Stockton council, like all local authorities, has discretionary housing payments in order to help them through the process.
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
Can the Minister confirm that of the £68 million of discretionary housing payments made available to councils last year, £11 million went unspent?