[walkinman221]

The whole point of council housing was to provide affordable housing through renting for people which were unable to afford private landlord rents, the right to buy somewhat helped poorer people to get on the housing ladder but diminished council renting stocks in the process.There is also an issue of better off people living on cheap rents in council houses which i think is wrong,the right to rent at lower council rates i think should be means tested this could result in housing benefit payments being reduced to private sector landlords thus reducing the benefits bill