The cost of welfare is set to soar by an extra £1.5billion a
year – because of rocketing rents and the hated Bedroom Tax. Figures from the
Commons library show the amount of housing benefit paid to private landlords will
rise from £7.9billion to £9.4billion.
And it is forecast to increase still further over the next three
years. The Tory-led Coalition said it
would cut the welfare bill but housing benefit costs have risen sharply as
private landlords have pushed up rents.
Read more on the Daily Mirror website.
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