If you already own a home, you can’t move into a council or commissioners’ house.
So says Social Care Minister Chris Robertshaw after he was quizzed on the issue in the House of Keys this morning.
Onchan MHK Peter Karran asked if he’d bring in new rules to ban property-owners from becoming local authority tenants.
But Mr Robertshaw told him there were already rules barring people from doing just that:
BMA finds less than a quarter of doctors recommend working at Manx Care
The union says its latest staff survey is a "damning indictment" of healthcare provider
Thirteen people entered or tried to enter the Island without immigration permission since January 2025
Details provided by The Treasury following FOI request
Abuse towards bus drivers 'will not be tolerated'
Bus Vannin says its staff have a right to do their job without fear of violence, intimidation or discrimination
Thousands tell Steam Packet what they want to see replace Manannan
All-year all-weather vessel a priority, say respondents
Mountain Road closed due to snow and ice
DoI to review conditions later this morning