article_snippet.sent: But Housing Associations have opposed the proposals to sell Housing Associations costly buildings at discounted prices, saying it will mean while individual tenants may benefit  there will be no affordable housing left for people who need it most.
article_snippet.sent: At the moment housing associations, which receive public money and loans to provide affordable housing, are exempt from the scheme.
article_snippet.sent: Are housing association tenants covered?
article_snippet.sent: – autonomous, not-for-profit bodies that receive public money and loans from the private sector to provide low-cost homes – are largely exempt.
highlights_snippet.sent: Properties are owned by associations as part of affordable housing pledge .
  