The thousands of lettings agents and landlords around the
country who reject housing benefit claimants could be flouting equality laws,
due to a recent legal case. The widespread practice has led to "no-go
zones" for those on lower incomes - especially in desirable residential
areas. But a single mother won compensation for sex discrimination from a
lettings agency that refused to consider her as a tenant because she was on
state benefit. The woman successfully argued that blanket bans on benefit
claimants indirectly discriminated against women, especially single women. This
is because they are proportionately more likely to be claiming housing benefit
than single men, according to official figures. Read more on the BBC website.
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