City of Westminster

Cash Incentive Scheme

Is your home too big to manage?

We will give you cash to move to a smaller home.

Cash to move to a smaller home

We can offer you:

  • highest priority when choosing a new home
  • £3,000 for every bedroom you give up
  • £2,000 towards removal and decorating costs
  • help every step of the way.

"It's a great way to move without having to worry about the expense." Mary Moran - click here to find out more



What is the Cash Incentive Scheme?

  • Cash payments to council tenants with more rooms than they need to help them move to smaller properties more suitable to their needs.
  • This helps us to reduce the number of people living in overcrowded accommodation or temporary homes, who are in desperate need of a larger home.



Why move?

  • Your children have grown up and moved away
  • You want to move closer to friends or family
  • You have difficulty using the stairs or would like cheaper utility bills
  • You want to move out of London - click here to find out more about the Seaside and Country Homes Scheme.



"My Cash Incentive Officer who arranged everything was fantastic." Barbara Allen - click here to find out more

 

Overcrowding in London

  • Did you know that over 1,000 households in Westminster are living in overcrowded accommodation?
  • The effects of overcrowding are felt most by children and young people and can be damaging to their health and education
  • Overcrowded housing in London is on the rise and we urgently need family sized council or housing association properties

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