The number of social housing tenants using home-swapping
services as a result of welfare reform has risen by a quarter in the last 12
months, according to new figures. The statistics from Housing Partners, the
comapny behind the mutual exchange platform HomeSwapper, show that the number
of tenants successfully swapping homes has risen by nearly 6,000 in the past 12
months - an increase of 25% on April 2013, the month when the bedroom tax was
introduced. The data also shows that there are almost 200,000 one and
two-bedroom social housing properties available through HomeSwapper for those
looking to downsize. Read more on 24dash.
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