In 1980 £16 of every £20 the Government spent on helping those on low
incomes secure housing went on building homes, while only £4 went on
subsidising rents.
Last year only £1 of every £20 went on new homes and £19 on housing benefit. We need to move the balance back.
Long-term homes at affordable rents are badly needed. The shortage leads to people on low incomes having no choice but to move into the private sector which they can only afford, whether working or not, with housing benefit.
Many former council properties are being snapped up by landlords and the Mirror has done an important job in showing how many are getting very large sums from benefits.
We need substantial and sustained investment in building and acquiring low rent housing and not the 80% of market rent model the current government is proposing as “affordable” housing.
There also needs to be a reduction in the use of private lets to meet the needs of low income households as new homes come on stream.
The move to housing benefit has lined the pockets of landlords .
Time for change.
Mirror
Last year only £1 of every £20 went on new homes and £19 on housing benefit. We need to move the balance back.
Long-term homes at affordable rents are badly needed. The shortage leads to people on low incomes having no choice but to move into the private sector which they can only afford, whether working or not, with housing benefit.
Many former council properties are being snapped up by landlords and the Mirror has done an important job in showing how many are getting very large sums from benefits.
We need substantial and sustained investment in building and acquiring low rent housing and not the 80% of market rent model the current government is proposing as “affordable” housing.
There also needs to be a reduction in the use of private lets to meet the needs of low income households as new homes come on stream.
The move to housing benefit has lined the pockets of landlords .
Time for change.
Mirror
