Social Housing

Cornwall has higher housing need than the national average but fewer social houses.

The first homelessness strategy for the county intends to put this right as part of a national incentive.

Social housing forms only 12 per cent of housing stock in Cornwall compared to 23 per cent in the UK as a whole. 

Rural residents are to get first priority when social housing in villages and parishes is allocated. 

One Cornwall is drawing up a new policy to make sure that people with a local connection get priority to the social housing in their area.

This would cut down on housing being given to those outside the district or parish.