The Coalition Government's radical welfare reforms have
resulted in very few social housing tenants being able to find jobs despite
their aim of moving people dependent on benefits into work, according to a new
LSE report. Only one in six tenants have either found work or increased their
hours since the reforms were introduced in 2010. Those who found work most
commonly worked for family members or became self-employed. The majority of new
jobs were part-time with uncertain hours. One third of tenants are struggling
financially as a result of the reforms. A majority, 63 per cent, said they were
coping by reducing expenditure, in some cases on food, getting into debt to pay
large bills or borrowing from family and friends. Download the report from the
LSE website.
Forced home moves cost renters over half a billion pounds a year
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There were 83,000 unwanted moves in England over the past 12 months,
meaning 40% have been forced to relocate
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