The freeze on Local Housing Allowance is only increasing the financial pain for renters
We have called for the Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen so that benefits are more closely aligned with the rate of rent in an area
We have called for the Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen so that benefits are more closely aligned with the rate of rent in an area
Social housing organisations are part of the fabric of communities – but they can only do so much
Our welfare system must promote employment as well as providing a safety net
The IFS warns that changes announced in the July budget could also decrease social housing stock
A business-as-usual approach risks hurting those most in need of public services
Welfare reforms are designed to divide society against itself
Benefit sanction rates are already at record levels
Removing housing benefit will make it harder for young people to start work
The disastrous LBC interview changes nothing – we need to turn the heat back on the government that caused the housing crisis
The coalition’s selective cuts have had a disproportionate impact on low-income families – but austerity still hasn’t helped the deficit