Labour shadow housing secretary Lucy Powell has resuscitated the eviction ban, this time for furloughed workers whose government support ends in the coming weeks.
Powell has told the I newspaper: “Rather than leave furloughed workers out on a limb, the government must work with us to extend and strengthen the evictions ban, and bring forward emergency legislation to provide safe, secure housing for private tenants by ending ‘no fault’ evictions and reforming the evictions process around rent arrears.”
Her comments follow the publication of figures produced by the Labour Party claiming that 686,030 people still on furlough are living in what is described as “insecure private rented accommodation and are at risk of losing their jobs when the support scheme ends.”
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No its time for them to leave so that able to pay tenants can apply. Its unfair and against able to pay tenants human rights to be deprived the right to live in a property
Unable to pay tenants need to go back to Mum & Dad or friends and relatives so they can start again
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