Thursday, 12 June 2014

Councils Fearing Housing Crisis Fuelled By Welfare Reform

London's local authorities fear that the government's welfare reforms are fuelling a housing crisis, a new report has revealed. Based on interviews with councils, advice services and parents, as well as a review of existing evidence, the Child Poverty Action Group's 'Families on the Brink: Welfare Reform in London' report highlights that these key groups all share the same fear: a housing crisis uprooting families from their homes and communities, with children’s education facing huge disruption. Almost half of all the households in the country hit by the benefit cap are in London. Read more on 24dash.

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