Lord Freud may be forced to row back on his pledge to
protect vulnerable people from welfare reforms because of political opposition
to letting more people avoid paying the bedroom tax. Under current rules, some
supported housing - known as exempt accommodation - is protected from the
bedroom tax, benefit cap and universal credit. However, accommodation is not
exempt if the landlord is not the provider of care or when a landlord is a
council. But the DWP has now admitted there may be no way to exempt all
supported accommodation from welfare reforms. Read more on Inside Housing.
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