Property News · August 20, 2016

Private landlords get £9.3bn in housing benefit from taxpayer, says report


Amount is nearly double what was paid 10 years ago according to National Housing Federation study Taxpayers handed over £9.3bn in housing benefit to Britain’s private landlords last year, nearly double the amount paid 10 years ago, according to a new report. The number of households receiving housing benefit to pay rent to private landlords has risen 42% since 2008, the National Housing Federation, which represents the non-profit housing sector, has found. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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