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Housing benefit cap to drive people out of central london - so what?
read today that some charities think the housing benefit cap will mean that people will be limited to a 2 bedroomed flat if they are living in central london, and it will force them to move. I don't get why this should be such a bad thing - if you rely on the state to house you, surely you should live in places that are cheaper to live in - the whole country is having to make sacrifices and cutbacks in this economic climate so why not these people. it's not like you need to be there for a job (because i am assuming if you get housing benefit it's because you are not working)
It's not even like central london is a particularly nice place to live in!
It's not even like central london is a particularly nice place to live in!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I also think landlords knew they could get away with charging high rents because the state would pick up the tab. Some landlords are I'm sure conspiring with their tenants.
There will be problems but I think it's a step in the right direction and may in some small way help keep down housing costs in London and save the taxpayer a bit of money.
There will be problems but I think it's a step in the right direction and may in some small way help keep down housing costs in London and save the taxpayer a bit of money.
not sure to be honest. Most of the people in my street are employed (except those who are retired and one bloke who is long term sick, and there are 2 mums with small children). however, we do live right by the station, and people could very easily get to say Reading, which is our nearest big town for work (in fact that is what a lot of people in my street do)
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Housing benefit is income based,just like council tax benefit. You do many recipients an injustice by assuming they are unemployed. Also...many councils outside of London have already stated that they already have long waiting lists of their own,and therefore will not be able to take any London recipients.
Of course they aren't.
But anyone not having to stump up for costs of living in a particular property themselves, will be less circumspect about choosing a place in which to live.
Having secured such accommodation, is it surprising that they are disinclined to take up paid employment, when the greater proportion of their income will then have to be laid out in rent/council tax ?
But anyone not having to stump up for costs of living in a particular property themselves, will be less circumspect about choosing a place in which to live.
Having secured such accommodation, is it surprising that they are disinclined to take up paid employment, when the greater proportion of their income will then have to be laid out in rent/council tax ?
Until now-hasn't that reward been dependent on market rates for rentals? If it no longer is,then it stands to reason that many will either HAVE to use more of what is already limited disposable income on housing....or move. And what if they have only recently returned to work-yet do not make enough...or are on benefit due to the loss of a partners income.
Where do you expect them to move to ?
We have loads of space in East Anglia and fairly cheap housing but very little work .
So they would be sitting on their bums in the countryside .
At least in London the unemployed who want to work have far better prospects of finding a job than somewhere like Mundesley on the Mud .
We have loads of space in East Anglia and fairly cheap housing but very little work .
So they would be sitting on their bums in the countryside .
At least in London the unemployed who want to work have far better prospects of finding a job than somewhere like Mundesley on the Mud .
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