Universal Credit Cut ‘Puts 100,000 Renters At Risk Of Homelessness’

THOUSANDS of renters could be made homeless due to the £20 cut to Universal Credit, a housing charity has warned. More than 100,000 low income people in England will be at least two months behind on their rent when the benefit is reduced. Research by Crisis found that the cut, which coincides with the end of other financial support schemes, could be a disaster for thousands of families who rent their homes. Universal Credit was boosted by an extra £20 a week during the pandemic, amounting to £1,040 a year. Read more on the Sun website.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/16309553/universal-credit-renters-risk-homelessness-your-rights/ 

Tabloids Were 'Xenophobic' To Brazilian Bedroom Tax Inspector

The United Nations has slammed the "xenophobic" British tabloids for the way they treated a Brazilian official who criticised the controversial 'bedroom tax'. The UN said reports it had "slapped down" Raquel Rolnik were "pure spin" and attacked the "blizzard of misinformation" published about her visit.  Conservative Chairman Grant Shapps wrote to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, demanding answers and accusing her of political bias. After a reply was sent to Shapps, The Sun reported that the "firebrand Brazilian leftie" had been "slapped down" by the UN in its response. Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, told HuffPost UK:  “I should make it clear that the Sun's take on it - that the 'The United Nations has slapped down' Ms Rolnik - is pure spin.” Read more on the Huffington Post website.