HC Deb 19 October 1954 vol 531 cc151-2W
76. Mr. Short

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether his attention has been drawn to the means test imposed on applicants for council houses by certain local authorities and if he will circularise all local authorities with a view to preventing injustice in the allocation of houses by this device.

Mr. Sandys

I am aware that this practice has been adopted by a few local authorities. General guidance on the

(permanent and temporary) since 1st January, 1952, analysed according to the main functional groups into which the Service is customarily divided.

selection of tenants has already been given in two reports of the Central Housing Advisory Committee. These seem adequately to cover the problem which the hon. Member has in mind.

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