{"id":23447,"date":"2016-08-20T16:45:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T09:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/private-landlords-get-9-3bn-in-housing-benefit-from-taxpayer-says-report\/"},"modified":"2016-08-20T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T09:54:21","slug":"private-landlords-get-9-3bn-in-housing-benefit-from-taxpayer-says-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/private-landlords-get-9-3bn-in-housing-benefit-from-taxpayer-says-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Private landlords get \u00a39.3bn in housing benefit from taxpayer, says report"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAmount is nearly double what was paid 10 years ago according to National Housing Federation study Taxpayers handed over \u00a39.3bn in housing benefit to Britain\u2019s 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…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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