Calculation basis for social housing rent (FOI)Calculation basis for social housing rent (FOI)
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02 September 2020.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
Can you please supply the calculations and sources of information used in order to set Social Housing rents at 90% of Market rate?
Response
The information requested is exempt under Article 23 (Accessible by other means) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 as it is accessible to the requester within www.gov.je and is available in the following link:
The Minister for Housing’s Report of 4 March 2013 ‘States of Jersey Housing Transformation Programme: Full Business Case’ sets out the business modelling used to determine the social housing rents policy.
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