Benefit Claimants Exempt From Pay To Stay

Social tenants in receipt of housing benefit will be exempt from the Pay to Stay policy, the government has announced. A government response to a consultation on the scheme, said households claiming housing benefit would escape the new rules, contained in the Housing and Planning Bill. “It should not be the case that those who are in receipt of housing benefit should be subject to increased rents, as the rent rises would simply need to be covered by the taxpayer,” the consultation response said. “Households in receipt of housing benefit will therefore be exempt from the policy.” Download the consultation response from the CLG website.