People receiving housing benefit can no longer be barred
from renting properties advertised on one of the UK's largest listing sites.
Zoopla says it will prohibit landlords posting "No DSS" ads, a commonly-used
acronym of the now defunct Department of Social Security. The National Housing
Federation and Shelter found that one in 10 agents in England refused to let to
DSS tenants. The BBC found the policy was enforced even if tenants could afford
the rent. Approximately 889,000 people in England receive housing benefit to
help pay their rent. Read more on the BBC website.
Council and community could join up on housing | Letters
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Local councils are not the only answer to improve the lives of residents,
writes *Dr Piers Taylor*, while* Martin Wicks *says council housing remains
the...
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