Guide

Housing

Cuts to housing benefits are increasing the risk of homelessness and forcing people into rent arrears.

The great welfare fiasco

A. Universal Credit

B. Benefit cap

C. Housing

1. Shared accommodation/under 35s

2. Bedroom tax

D. Disability benefits and support

1. Independent Living Fund

2. Personal Independence Payments

3. Employment and Support Allowance

E. Work and unemployment

1. Jobseeker's Allowance

2. Universal Jobmatch

3. The work programme

4. Mandatory workfare

5. Sanctions

F. Council tax benefit abolished

As well as the notorious Bedroom Tax, changes to housing benefit for under-35s mean they can only claim for the cost of renting a room in a shared house.

In this section:

  1. Shared accommodation/under 35s
     
  2. Bedroom tax

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