Thursday, 21 March 2019

Zoopla Promises To End Housing Benefit Discrimination


People receiving housing benefit can no longer be barred from renting properties advertised on one of the UK's largest listing sites. Zoopla says it will prohibit landlords posting "No DSS" ads, a commonly-used acronym of the now defunct Department of Social Security. The National Housing Federation and Shelter found that one in 10 agents in England refused to let to DSS tenants. The BBC found the policy was enforced even if tenants could afford the rent. Approximately 889,000 people in England receive housing benefit to help pay their rent. Read more on the BBC website.

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