Housing Benefit Cut ‘Could Have’ Swung Brexit Vote

The Tory cut to housing benefit could have swung the 2016 Brexit vote, according to new research revealing evidence of the cut eroding democratic participation as electoral registration rates declined sharply. Pitched into the general election campaign, the University of Warwick paper estimates the savings from Tory cuts to housing benefit amounted to around £500m – while council spending on homelessness prevention alone shot up by an estimated £265m at least. But the paper – Housing insecurity, homelessness and populism: Evidence from the UK – also exposes a decline in electoral registration rates since the cut was imposed. Read more on 24housing.

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