Councils pay housing associations to home vulnerable and disabled people. The associations then rent properties from private firms with the cost covered by housing benefit. This leaves just 21p for housing associations to pay for home repairs and the upkeep of buildings. Civitas Social Housing owns 21 per cent of supported housing in the lease-based system in England. "People who need specialist support deserve better.”Civitas Social Housing said: “CSH is a responsible social impact investor which delivers positive social benefits alongside a financial return.

Source: Daily Mirror September 10, 2020 14:24 UTC