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<p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating social housing through schemes
they set locally. These are governed by a framework of rules set by central government
which ensure social housing is prioritised for those in housing need.</p><p>In 2015,
government introduced the Right to Move to make it even easier for tenants to move
closer to work or to take up a job offer.</p><p>The Right to Move prevents local authorities
applying a local connection test that could disadvantage tenants who need to move
across local authority boundaries for work related reasons, and ensures that social
tenants who need to move for work related reasons, such as young professionals, are
given appropriate priority under the local authority's allocation scheme.</p>
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