Boroughs Call for Government to Back £3 Weekly Social Rent Convergence

Boroughs call for Government to back £3 weekly social rent convergence

Boroughs have called for the Government to allow a £3 per week social rent convergence from April 2026.  London Councils, a cross-party group, said this would lay the financial foundations for building thousands of new council homes and help stabilise social housing budgets in the capital. Rent convergence was Government policy from 2002 to 2015 and aims to ensure residents in similar socially rented homes pay the same rent.  London Councils’ an…

London councils renew calls for £3 rent convergence ahead of government decision

London councils have urged the government once again to introduce social rent convergence at £3 per week, ahead of the decision expected this month.

Plea for weekly £3 rent convergence rate

London Councils warns that setting the social rent convergence lower than £3 per week could mean fewer social homes in the capital.