The vast majority of local councils in England and Wales believe the Government’s cut to housing benefit for private renters will lead to a rise in homelessness, a new survey has found.. Read more:
Independent
The government has been warned that continuing with its rollout of the new Universal Credit benefits system risks plunging claimants into hunger, destitution or even homelessness over Christmas.Read more:
Independent
People over the age of 60 are now twice as likely to register with local councils as homeless than they were seven years ago, with the figure having risen from 1,210 in 2009 to 2,420 last year.
The Government must lift the cap on housing benefits or see a million households facing homelessness within the next two years, politicians and campaigners have warned. Read more:
Independent
One in 10 letting agents are refusing to rent to those on housing benefit, an investigation has found, prompting concerns that an “ugly undercurrent” of discrimination is exacerbating the housing crisis in England. Read more:
Independent
Landlords are ignoring serious repairs, shunning their responsibilities in the confidence that tenants won’t have the time, patience, or know-how to pursue legal action. Read more:
Independent
Hundreds of thousands of tenants in rent arrears because of the lock-down risk being made homeless when a temporary ban on evictions ends in three weeks. Read more:
The Mail
The body representing Scottish housing associations said it was extremely concerned at the findings of a new report that claims Brexit will hit the country’s most vulnerable people hardest. Read more: Housing Today News
The lay of the land post-Brexit is an uncertain place for many. Headlines are rife with warnings or optimistic claims, but no one seems to actually know what the UK is going to look like this time next year: Read more:
