Homeless people are being denied access to affordable
housing because social landlords are routinely excluding prospective tenants
who are deemed too poor or vulnerable to pay the rent. Research by the
Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) found that “screening out” of homeless
applicants nominated for newly available lets was widespread, as housing
associations and local authorities increasingly ration their shrinking stocks
of social homes. In many cases nominees were refused a home because of the
likelihood they would accrue major rent arrears after moving on to universal
credit, because of the probability they would be hit by the bedroom tax or
because the benefit cap had made them a financial risk. Read more on the
Guardian website.
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