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Impact Assessments
I am starting to worry…..I might be losing it a bit…... it seems to me these impact assessments are becoming a little more than a restatement of prevailing prejudice.
“While it is possible that there may be some negative impacts on some members of protected groups, for instance increasing concerns about future security of tenure where their housing need is marginal, this is outweighed by the wider benefits to protected groups as a whole – all the protected groups should benefit from better use of the social rented stock and from the regular assessment of tenants’ circumstances that should ensure a better fit between the household and their social home….”
Note the (increasing concerns about future security where their housing need is marginal)......
“I am sorry we intend to evict you as your housing need is (err) marginal” “You seem somewhat concerned” ...