|
|
| 02/07/2012 |
Housing Help For Military Families |
|
The families of those killed in the line of duty will be at the front of the queue for social housing, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced.
The Minister outlined how a change to the law will give top priority for homes not just to members of the Armed Forces with pressing housing needs, but also to their loved ones if anything happens to them.
Former servicemen and women, and those members of the Reserve Forces injured in action, will also be placed first in line if they have an urgent need for social housing.
The Minister said that the reforms announced today would ensure that those who have risked their lives for our country - and their families - would have the security they need at the most difficult times.
- - - - - - Advertisement - - - - - -
But changes announced in new guidance for local councils will ensure that an exception is made for military families, so that they are not at this disadvantage when applying for a council home.
Mr Shapps said: "This nation's heroes, serving in military hotspots around the world, put their lives on the line for us on a daily basis and it's only right that we should have the support in place for them and their loved ones when they need it most.
"That's why I'm ending the unfair treatment of military families on the waiting list. But I want to be sure that the safety net of social housing is not just there for those serving our country, but also the families that support them. So today, I'm planning for the first time to extend this help to those who lose loved ones on the front line, as well as men and women injured in the line of duty."
(CD/GK)
|
|
|
| Top Stories |
| 19/06/2013 |
| Design For Building In Limassol Is Unveiled |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Main Structure Of Liverpool's Everyman Theatre Complete |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Housing Development Opens Near Aberdare |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Three Firms Selected To Deliver MAG Framework |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Wates To Fit-Out Wragge And Co LLP Offices |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Willmott Dixon Scoops £14.5m Contract |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Pupils Swap The Classroom For A Construction Site |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Plans Submitted To Build More Homes In Weston-super-Mare |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Ronacrete Awarded ISO 14001 Accreditation |
|
| 18/06/2013 |
| Haulage Firm Fined After Worker Falls From Wooden Pallet |
|
|
| Construction News Archive |
| Submit News Story |
| Editorial Staff |
|
 |
