Sentences with phrase «housing benefit»

The government has argued that cutting housing benefit for tenants with extra rooms will push them into moving into more suitable accommodation.

Another issue was the proposed direct payment of housing benefit to the individual instead of to the landlord.

The shift will lead to lower increases in housing benefit.

Those of working age would pay the price for the move, which would see housing benefit cut further and women encouraged to return to the workplace more aggressively.

The fund house benefits from profits but the investor bears the risk of loss alone.

... supporting small businesses, helping people aspiring to buy their own home, reducing waiting lists, and easing upward pressure on rents and housing benefit bills.

If you're applying for certain other benefits by phone, you can claim housing benefit at the same time.

The restrictions will see housing benefit payments for new claimants capped at a level no higher than the lowest 30 per cent of local rents.

From 2011 absolute caps on the maximum housing benefit paid will apply, based on # 290 a week for a two - bedroom dwelling and equivalent rates for other sizes.

The government argues that, even when the cuts are in place, the overall housing benefit budget will still be rising, but more slowly.

The committee was also concerned about housing benefit being paid directly to the tenant rather than directly to the landlord.

... while for many others, it's a trip to the council where they can get housing benefit at 18 or 19 — even if they're not actively seeking work.

Examples would include housing benefit and attendance allowance, which is paid to disabled people aged 65 or over who need help with personal care.

The policy sees housing benefit recipients lose 14 % of their payout for one spare bedroom and 25 % for two spare bedrooms.

- Maximum housing benefit limits reduced to # 400 a week for a house.

The supply of social housing is gone, and private landlords can get more money in the market than they can through housing benefit.

The program offers information and tools you can take to public - and private - sector employers to help them establish an employer - assisted housing benefit.

A key committee vote to determine support for the government's controversial plans on housing benefit takes place today.

He questioned the economics of migration because «nobody is adding up the cost of in - work benefits» like housing benefit.

It applies to tenants living in council - controlled or housing association properties and is a change to housing benefit entitlement.

Take the idea of converting housing benefit into lumps sums to be used for deposits on houses.

But ministers plan to make up the shortfall by speeding up the introduction of new rules to lower the cost of NEW housing benefit claims.

MPs have urged the government to work with local authorities to deliver affordable rental properties and says that local housing benefit levels should be reviewed to more closely reflect market rents.

Given that more and more people are becoming homeless as a result of losing their home in the private rented sector, it's vital that housing benefit actually covers the cost of renting.

Suddenly reducing people's housing benefit just because they've got an extra room?

Why do we need to attack housing benefit at all?

In future, if someone wants housing benefits, a state pension, a national insurance number or even a driving licence, they will have to be on the electoral register.

The figures shows how important housing benefit has become to working families, especially in higher - cost areas.

In a similar fashion, student loans and financial aid count as income on your public housing benefit application.

Take the classic modernist form and get all the passive house benefits.

Or, you can complete a separate housing benefit claim form.

Buying a home can be an excellent investment for your future and provides you with immediate housing benefits.

The white cottage - style cabinetry in this beach house benefits from sea glass colors of turquoise and green in the kitchen backsplash and accents.

And another consequence is that we're paying over # 9 billion a year to private landlords in housing benefit.

Both tax credits and housing benefit for people in work are subject to the welfare cap.

People now on housing benefit will have to settle their bills themselves a month in advance, rather than the money being paid direct to housing associations or local authorities.

In this case a change in the amount of housing benefit reduction was made in error.

It recommended allowing people currently getting housing benefit paid straight to their landlord to have the option of continuing this during the trial period.

34 % of these larger households receive housing benefit.

I don't believe we have ever written anything about housing benefit.

Those who find at least 16 hours of work per week are allowed to receive their full level of benefit, including housing benefit and child benefit.

Other proposed areas for further welfare reductions include stopping young unemployed people from claiming housing benefits when they could live at home.

There's no support here, unlike at Westminster, for housing benefit caps that threaten social cleansing for much of London.

It's followed by housing benefit of # 16.94 bn (+5.2 %) and Disability living allowance of # 12.57 bn (+3.3 %).

The increasingly bitter row over housing benefit reform hits the Commons today, just as it caused significant splits in the Tory party.

This just added insult to injury There is also the impact of cuts in housing benefit if you have a spare room in your house, taking in a lodger is not an option because you get penalised again because the lodger is counted as a non-dependant and punitive deductions are made from any HB or Council Tax rebate you may receive.

The NHF insisted today that the government could end up paying more in housing benefit as the 80 % threshold means more families will need state help to be able to pay the rent.