New analysis of a report on housing benefit shows that
the total bill has risen by £2.4-billion since the coalition took power in 2010
– despite a pre-election promise to reduce the bill. The figures from the DWP
show that the cost rose to £24.6-billion in 2013-2014, up from £22.99-billion
when they took power in 2010, with nearly half a million more people relying on
the state handout, bringing the total to around five million. Although Iain
Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said that in 2013-2014
alone, the bill had actually fallen – by £150-million for the first time in a
decade. Read more on the Independent website.
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