The Tories have highlighted official figures showing around four in 10 households in some areas receive housing benefit as evidence of a growing "dependency" on state help. Data compiled for the DWP showed the national average was 17.6%. 45% of claims were from households where people also claimed unemployment benefits. The Tories said the annual cost of Housing Benefit had risen by £2.7 billion since 1997. Find full details on the 24dash website
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