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Croydon Council council tenants offered home upgrades to downsize under new pilot scheme
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Croydon Council is launching a downsizing pilot scheme to tackle severe overcrowding and free up family-sized properties by offering council tenants home upgrades, such as new kitchens and bathrooms, if they move from under-occupied homes.
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- Over 8,500 households are waiting for suitable accommodation in Croydon, while more than 1,000 council properties are currently under-occupied.
- The new pilot scheme replaces a previous policy that offered up to £8,000 in cash incentives, which only attracted 13 tenants last year and seven so far in 2026.
- Consultations revealed that tenants downsizing are more concerned with staying in local communities, quality housing, and moving support than cash.
- The proposed scheme offers tenants properties in their preferred areas with improvements like new kitchens, bathrooms, full redecoration, and dedicated moving support.
- More than 2,100 existing council tenants currently live in severe overcrowding while waiting for three or four-bedroom homes.