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Last Updated: Tuesday, 19 April, 2005, 14:43 GMT 15:43 UK
Cut is considered in housing laws
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Housing qualifications were dropped twice in 2003 down to 15 years
The amount of time people have to live in Jersey before getting housing qualifications may be reduced again.

The island's strict housing laws currently allow only local people, or people who have lived there for more than 15 years, to qualify.

The Housing Committee wants to reduce the qualification period to 14 years.

The committee has been slowly reducing the length of time it takes for people who are not born in the island to get residential status since 2000.

Housing qualifications were dropped twice in 2003, bringing them down from 17 years to the current 15.

The committee said it decided to continue a gradual cut of the period as a migration policy for the island still had not been approved by the States.


SEE ALSO:
Jersey bids for richer residents
24 Mar 05 |  Jersey
Housing system review called for
16 Feb 05 |  Jersey
Plan to register island residents
08 Feb 05 |  Jersey
Employment harder for outsiders
19 Aug 04 |  Jersey


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