Gove confirms plans to let people use housing benefit to buy homes
by Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#605GD)
Minister reveals details of plan to be formally unveiled alongside relaunch of right to buy by Boris Johnson
Plans to help lower-paid workers use housing benefit cash to buy a home will be announced later on Thursday so that more people can fulfil an important desire of the human heart", Michael Gove has said.
The levelling up secretary said the measure, as well as a relaunch of the right to buy scheme, would encourage more people to purchase their own property.
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