Thousands of families on Merseyside have "spiralled
into debt" in the 100 days since the government introduced housing benefit
cuts, a study claims.
Ministers introduced changes to benefits for tenants with
spare rooms, dubbed a "bedroom tax", in April. However, the National Housing Federation said
it had forced 14,000 tenants in "one of the poorest areas in the
country" into rent arrears. The federation's report found 6,000 of the
14,000 householders who had fallen into arrears since the cuts were introduced
had done so for the first time. Download a copy of the report from the NHF website.
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