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<p>The Department is committed to ensuring older people can live in the right kind
of homes that suit their needs, in places where they want to live. A new government
taskforce, as announced in the Levelling Up White Paper, will look at the ways we
can provide greater security, choice and quality of housing for older people. Further
details on the scope of the taskforce work will be confirmed in due course.</p><p>The
Department will also publish a White Paper this Spring, which will set out proposals
to create a fairer private rented sector and we will bring forward legislation in
due course. We recognise that the change in size and makeup of the private rented
sector, with an increasing number of older people now renting their homes, means there
is a growing need for longer and more stable tenancies. As part of the package of
reforms, we intend to repeal Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 to improve security
for tenants by putting an end to evictions where the landlord does not have to give
a reason.</p><p>We will also give consideration to the impact of our reforms on people
with protected characteristics, including the impact on older people.</p>
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