Authority warns housing association won't be a 'short-term fix' to Island's crisis
Douglas Council says a housing association is a 'short-term fix' to the Island's housing problem and won't improve the situation.
The local authority is the largest social housing provider on the Isle of Man.
Council Leader Claire Wells says there are 'restraints' to how it manages its housing stock but she believes, if an association is introduced, government will be in the same position '10 years down the line'.
She's committed to continuing to lobby to change how housing is budgeted for by government.
Councillor Wells added increasing the rates at the beginning of the year, by 12 percent, allowed the local authority to maintain its essential services.
Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper has been speaking to her:
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