housing benefit
Scrapping housing benefit for under 25s will only feed youth homelessness
It is unlikely that scrapping housing benefit for under-25s will mean that claimants will go back to living with parents.
Watch: Balls mocks Osborne’s u-turning, on fuel duty, flood defences, regional pay…
Ed Balls poked fun at George Osborne's many, many u-turns in his autumn statement response today.
The inequality at the heart of the housing crisis
A new study by the LSE highlights systemic inequality in the housing crisis.
More and more of Cameron’s “hard-working people” are reliant on Housing Benefit
More and more working people are reliant on Housing Benefit - contrary to what the prime minister claims.
Cutting housing benefit for young people could cause homelessness
The Tory-led government’s plans to cut housing benefit for young people could cause homelessness.
Building social housing would cut the housing benefit bill three times faster than a cap
Cormac Hollingsworth shows how social housing could be the best way to save money on housing benefit: Three times as effective as a cap.