Reports suggest Ministers are looking again at
controversial plans to bar 18-21s from claiming housing benefit. The current
government inherited highly risky plans to prevent younger people receiving
housing support under Universal Credit, with the ban due to take effect in a
little over four weeks. There are many reasons why a small number of young
people in challenging situations may be unable to live at home and need support
from the benefit system to keep a roof over their head. Housing benefit can be
a vital lifeline for those escaping violence, abuse, estrangement or
bereavement.Sources admit that the current crop of Ministers and their civil
servants “hate the policy” but feel unable to abandon it entirely because it is
a manifesto commitment. Read more on the Shelter blog.
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