HB Rules for Night Shelters 'Have Not Changed'

The government has moved to clear up confusion around the payment of housing benefit to people staying in night shelters. The DWP and CLG have issued a joint statement making it clear that the current rules have not changed after a recent court judgement created confusion around the issue.

A judge in Wales found that housing benefit should not be paid to a night shelter as it did not provide a ‘home’. Uncertainty over how the ruling should be interpreted has led to night shelters across England having their funding withdrawn or reviewed. Read more on 24dash.