Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Benefit Cap Fuels Housing Problems

Research commissioned by the DWP into the impact of the benefit cap found that out of eight case study local authority areas, two that were in London were both concerned about finding accommodation for homeless families.  The report found that both London authorities in the study had experienced increased problems in finding accommodation that could be afforded below the cap for families that had presented as homeless and were being put up in temporary accommodation.  Read more on the Children & Young People Now website.

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