Council to Offer £2,500 Incentive to Help Social Housing Tenants to Downsize

Council to offer £2,500 incentive to help social housing tenants to downsize

Figures show that up to a third of social housing - with a 20,000 household waiting list - is 'under-occupied'

Manchester City Council offers £2,500 incentive for social ...

Initiative aims to get larger families off the housing register

Manchester City Council supports downsizing to free up family homes

Manchester City Council is offering financial incentives for social housing tenants who want to move into smaller properties, as part of efforts to reduce under-occupation. Under the council’s Rightsizing Incentive Scheme, eligible tenants living in council or housing association properties can receive £2,500 in cash, alongside help with moving costs, if they choose to downsize. The scheme is aimed at residents who may no longer need a larger ho…

Struggling with a larger home? £2,500 available to support people to move house

Manchester City Council is offering financial help for people in a social rent, Council or Housing Association home that may want to move into a smaller, more manageable property.