Sentence examples for offered council from inspiring English sources

They also highlight the plight of the "in-betweens" – low-paid workers unlikely to be offered council housing but with little chance of buying a home.

The family were offered council properties, but Dean and his wife were worried about crime.

If you are offered council housing for the first time, it may be an offer of introductory tenancy.

Note that you are unlikely to be offered council housing or housing association housing if you show "anti-social behavior" or are in serious rent arrears (having failed to pay a large amount of rent).

The housing minister, John Healey, has offered councils greater freedom in how they rebuild their housing stock.

The government offered councils £51m to maintain teacher numbers but said it would claw back cash if teacher numbers dropped.

The government has offered councils a cash incentive to freeze the tax, with Communities Secretary Eric Pickles previously saying they had a "moral duty" to do so.

Local authorities could also offer council tax rebates for energy efficiency improvements, says Bownass, although such rebates should not cover the entire cost, because the landlord gains a commercial advantage by having a more efficient property.

But Local Government Minister Lesley Griffiths says she can no longer offer council budgets "relative protection".

"They can't advise or offer council facilities so we have to suggest an area and then they provide facilities as part of their duty of care".

For example,Miliband wants to offer councils that secure government approval the opportunity to run the Work Programme.