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Old 16-03-2015, 16:47   #32
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Re: Oooh, look. Half a million more people claiming housing benefit under coalition.

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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.

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You do realise that rents in the private sector for the purposes of housing benefit are restricted to predetermined levels so it doesn't matter how much the landlord puts up the rent those on HB simply won't get the money to pay the rent
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