The government has been urged to stall controversial
benefit changes which came into effect in the new tax year, amid claims they
unfairly penalise the most vulnerable in society. On 6 April, a “second
mortgage” system replaced the Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI), which helped
financially constrained homeowners with their mortgage payments. From this
month, it will no longer be paid as a free benefit but, instead, the government
is offering to loan people the money, which will have to be repaid later with
interest. The move attracted anger from a number of recipients of the benefit
who said they had not been properly informed of the move. Read more on the
Observer website.
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