Hundreds of planned new sheltered accommodation units
have been delayed or scrapped owing to proposed cuts to housing benefit.
Several housing associations have said they are no longer financially viable.
The flats, for the elderly or people with learning disabilities, are more
expensive to build and run because they provide additional support. Ministers
say they are reviewing the sheltered housing sector "to ensure it works in
the best way possible". The National Housing Federation has calculated
that nearly 2,500 units have so far been scrapped or delayed as sheltered
housing providers face losing an average of £68 a week per tenant. Read more on
the BBC website.
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