Housing Minister Heather Wheeler MP has confirmed over
£19.5m is to be shared among 54 projects across England in bids to help
thousands of people who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, to
secure their own home. Councils are to use the funding boost to help vulnerable
people secure their own tenancy through support such as paying deposits or
putting down the first month’s rent. The Minister has also outlined plans to
look at letting adverts which potentially discriminate against would-be-tenants
on Housing Benefit, making clear that these “should end”. According to reports, out of 4.5m households living in
private rental accommodation, 889,000 receive housing benefit to help pay rent.
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