The young are not the only victims of Tory housing policy – David Cameron is driving older people from their homes too
The trials of Generation Rent have been well covered: people a decade either side of my age facing the prospect of renting forever,moving house regularly, and contemplating whether to raise children in a rented flat or forgo having kids forever. Most government housing policy is aimed at this section of society, and particularly the relatively affluent young professionals who could put a deposit down on a Starter Home with tens of thousands of pounds of parental help. Less hope for those,like many young people, who couldn’t dream of earning enough for a home, and despite help-to-buy schemes,or like me, who don’t have parents, and let alone wealthy ones.But the housing crisis doesn’t just affect the young,as anyone with half a brain and an enquiring intellect will show you. And recently, one group in specific has borne the brunt of shifts in housing policy: older people. The problems facing older people’s housing are complex and myriad (a very large number), and tend not to form for a tidy headline or snappy slogan,but are no less urgent. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com