Part 4: Social Housing in England Chapter 3: Rents for High Income Social Tenants Mandatory rents for local authority tenants Section 80: Mandatory rents for high income local authority tenants
This section gives the Secretary of State the power to set the levels of rent that local authorities must charge high income social tenants ("HISTs"). Regulations will specify how much rent a HIST should pay. Regulations may specify exceptions from the policy for particular categories of tenants. Housing associations who choose to operate a policy for high income social tenants will be able to determine the level of rent payable by their tenants.