Housing ‘Shake-Up’ Could Save £3bn On The Welfare Budget

A housing shake-up that could knock £3bn off the welfare budget rewards housing associations that turn tenant lives around. Citing social housing tenants as “four times more likely” to be unemployed than private renters, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) is calling on associations to extend skills training – with big falls in rent arrears as an incentive. The Government is already giving the idea serious consideration given its potential to save some £3bn on the welfare budget. CSJ says that with housing associations, with their “established personal relationships” with tenants – are best placed to support individuals facing barriers to work, the report argues. Read more on 24housing.

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