More than 2,400 council tenants have fallen behind on their
rent in Leeds since changes to housing benefit
came into effect. The city council said
it needed a new anti-poverty strategy to deal with the effects of welfare reform.
It also proposed a campaign to promote credit unions and
deter people from using payday or doorstep lenders. 6,728 council tenants had
been affected, by the ‘bedroom tax’ and 2,436 of those had fallen into
arrears. It said a plan also needed to
be put in place to help families deal with the introduction of universal
credit. Read more on the BBC website.
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