A package of cuts to Housing Benefit for about 900,000
tenants in the private rented sector has so far had little impact on average
rents, but has affected the housing choices of some claimants, the Institute
for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found. These are among the findings of new IFS
research, published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of
the independent evaluation of the reforms, which were phased in during 2011 and
2012. The analysis looked at those claiming in January 2011 and followed them
through to November 2013 – at least eleven months after their Housing Benefit
was reduced. At that eleven - month point after being rolled onto the reformed
system. Download the report from the DWP website.
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