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A way out of 'the poverty ghetto'

Council house tenants should be rewarded for good behaviour by being given a chance to buy their property at a discounted price, a think tank recommends. The Centre for Social Justice was set up by former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith. He says social housing can act as a huge disincentive to going back to work.

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