Government Housing Benefit rules for 18-21 year olds spells 9,000 more homeless warns Charity
Removing housing benefit from young people could see 9,000 left unable to access accommodation and placed at risk of homelessness, a charity has estimated. On Friday, the government unveiled regulations which will remove the housing benefit element of Universal Credit from those aged between 18 and 21. It provided a Continue Reading
Church warns of unfair sanctions against those experiencing mental heath problems
The Methodist Church in England fears that people with mental health problems are experiencing sanctions on their benefits at a possible rate of 100 people a day, more than claimants suffering other conditions, according to figures presented to them by the DWP. In March last year 4,500 people who are Continue Reading
