West Ham MP Lyn Brown has criticised the Government's social housing policies. During a House of Commons debate she said the Coalition's reforms were "confused" and would lead to increased poverty and homelessness. She was commenting on a number of measures, including a cap on housing benefit, ending secure tenancy and cutting allowances to tenants who under occupy their homes. "Taken together, the government's policies will make it increasingly hard for people on low incomes to find a decent place to live in London," she said. Ms Brown also called for new investment to reduce social housing waiting lists, which run to over 30,000 in Newham, and attacked the Government for cutting spending on building affordable homes. She explained that following changes to the Local Housing Allowance, 75% of Newham claimants would face an uphill task to pay their rent and some could be forced from their homes. Read more on 24dash.
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