Legislation
The rent for social housing in North Tyneside is set annually by Cabinet based on Government guidelines included in the 2020 Regulator of Social Housing Rent Standard, and on relevant sections of previous legislation, namely:
- Housing Act 1985
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989
- Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
- Localism Act 2011
- Secondary legislation under the above acts
- Welfare Reform and Work Act 2017
- The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Equality Act 2010
- Care Act 2014 (Safeguarding)