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P&R urged to speed up review of relocation grants
Forward Guernsey's Tom Rylatt said he wanted Policy and Resources to prioritise the review of relocation grants
Guernsey's top political committee is being urged to prioritise a review of relocation allowances amid concerns it is putting pressure on rental prices.
Policy and Resources (P&R) said in June last year, external the review was "on track" to be finished by the end of September 2025.
Deputy Tom Rylatt, from Forward Guernsey, said the review should "be a priority for P&R" and the delay was disappointing.
P&R President Lindsay de Sausmarez said "several stages of work on the review have been completed" and the committee was due to consider it again shortly.
She blamed the delay on how busy the committee had been recently including delivering reforms to the island's tax system and a budget for 2027.
A recent report from the Scutiny Management Committee, external linked the relocation allowances to the current high price of renting a home in Guernsey.
The current policy, external entitles people relocating to Guernsey for jobs with the States of Guernsey to a £5,000 grant (£6,600 for Alderney) alongside help with rental costs for up to four years, storage costs and, in some cases, support with an unsold home's mortgage.
In the last decade rents have risen by 65% to on average £2,138 per month, according to the States of Guernsey, external.
A freedom of information request earlier this year revealed more than £5m was spent by the States on relocation packages in 2025, the most since the support was introduced.