Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Housing Benefit Review Is In Progress

A government commissioned review by independent firms has begun into the impact of housing benefit changes.  Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said it was "responsible" to check on how any new policy worked in practice.  With a "big policy like this, it'd be irresponsible for a government to say 'oh well, it's happening' and not work out or try and assess how it's actually being implemented on the ground", he said. The initial findings will be available in 2014 and the final report in late 2015, according to the DWP.  Read more on the BBC website.

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