Paragraph 19 inserts a new Ground (5H) for possession that will allow certain landlords of housing schemes, sometimes known as ‘stepping stone accommodation", to take possession. Stepping stone accommodation supports tenants who meet specified eligibility criteria and who would otherwise struggle to access the private rented sector.
	To make use of this possession ground a landlord must be a registered provider of social housing or a charity. Subparagraph (a) provides that the tenancy must have been granted because the tenant met "eligibility conditions". Eligibility conditions can include:
							The tenant being in work for which they are paid
							The tenant actively seeking work for which they will be paid
							The tenant is either a particular age or within a particular range of ages, which must be in the conditions in the tenancy agreement.
	Subparagraph (b) stipulates that the eligibility conditions must be set out in a written tenancy agreement. If a tenancy agreement mentions more than one eligibility condition, then it can stipulate how many conditions a tenant needs to fail to meet before possession can be sought using this ground. However, if the tenancy agreement does not set this out, then if there are two or more conditions, the tenant only needs to have failed to meet one of the mentioned eligibility conditions for the ground to be used.
	Subparagraph (c) provides that the ground applies where the tenant no longer meets the eligibility condition(s) or where the tenancy was granted for a period of time to help the tenant transition to independent living and that period has ended.
	Subparagraph (d) provides that the rent must be no higher than 80% of market rent (and here "rent" and "market rent" includes service charges).
	Subparagraph (e) specifies the types of tenancies where the ground cannot be used.
	Where landlords specify eligibility conditions relating to work in tenancy agreements,
	Paragraph 19 clarifies that this can include (but is not limited to) references to working for a particular employer or sector, to the salary being paid for the work or to the duration of the contract. It also clarifies that a reference to "work" includes self-employment.
	The Secretary of State has the power to change the eligibility conditions included in the legislation, including varying, removing or adding new ones, through regulations made subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. The Secretary of State can also make regulations about the meaning of any eligibility condition.
Schedules Schedule 1: Changes to grounds for possession New ground for possession of stepping stone accommodation (5H) Effect