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The overall aim of housing policy is to enable every household to have available an affordable dwelling of good quality, suited to its needs, in a good environment, and, as far as possible, at a tenure of its choice.

The general strategy for realising the overall policy aim is that those who can afford to do so should provide housing for themselves, and those unable to do so from their own resources should have access to social housing or income support to rent private housing.

A range of specific measures and schemes is available to respond to housing needs.