Sunday, December 21, 2008
HPC.co.uk having an impact — Times picks up on topic debated here last week
Council pays out £90,000 a year in rent to mother of four
Article looking into Local Housing Allowance, which pays landlords up to 100,000 pounds a year in central London to house families on benefits.
Posted by richc @ 07:49 PM (668 views)
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Dude says:
“Councils do not have discretion in how they administer the housing benefit system. We must follow the government’s rules.”
So if the Government were to change the rules and let councils build lots of social housing again, to replace all that that has been sold off, that would go some way to help meet the needed housing demand. So that’s my advice. To stop articles like this appearing and embarrassing everyone concerned, vote for someone who will re-invigorate the public social sector.
After all, if you think it’s wrong for public money to fund private landlords, consider where your cross should go the next time you get the chance.