Ten innovative projects will play a key role in restoring fairness to the Housing Benefit system, according to Minister for Welfare Reform Lord Freud. New Housing Benefit measures have been introduced to bring fairness back to the system and reduce the spiralling cost of the Housing Benefit bill. The ten successful projects will get a share of a £4m fund to provide innovative support by working with voluntary organisations, providing free advice to landlords and tenants, creating a digital service to match landlords with tenants, and providing digital support to hundreds of local authorities. This funding is part of a total of £190m of extra financial help over the spending review period. These measures will help put an end to rapid growth in private sector rents and lead to fewer people being put off work through fear of losing their benefits. Read more on the DWP website.
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