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Originally Posted by Ramrod
I don't understand. Why are the lefties moaning about the Tories giving housing benefit to more people?  |
Because the Government have allowed rents to rise so much that 25% of private tenants are now on Housing Benefit. This costs the taxpayer more as it has meant that, despite their cuts, the Housing Benefit bill has ballooned under the coalition.
The main beneficiaries of this situation are the people that Taf has outlined below:
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Originally Posted by Taf
The Lefties realise that much of that Housing Benefit ends up in the pockets of landlords. Landlords that support Right wing policies and politicians.
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Indeed. So, if you think about it, who is it that is REALLY sponging off the taxpayer?
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Originally Posted by martyh
They are moaning because the HB bill is going up despite more people being in work(according to government figures) which means that wages have dropped and more people are on lower wages putting them into the 'in work benefits' bracket ,which to be quite honest is absolutely shameful. If people can't work and earn enough to support themselves without relying on state benefits then something is very wrong.
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This and the fact that rents have been allowed to spiral out of control. As a resukt, many people who managed without Housing Benefit are now eligible to claim.
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Originally Posted by Gary L
So even "hard working people" claim benefits.
and some of them seem to forget that fact.
some of them claim more benefits than somebody that doesn't work.
and they seem to forget that too.
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True. In fact much, much more is paid out in benefits to those in work than out if work.