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Age UK's response to the Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry into changes to housing benefit
— consultation response | | Author(s) | Sally West |
| Corporate Author | Age UK |
| Publisher | Age UK, London, September 2010 |
| Pages | 9 pp (Consultation response, Ref: 2910) |
| Source | Age UK, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. www.ageuk.org.uk |
| Keywords | Housing benefit [Nov 82] ; Age Concern ; Help the Aged ; Comments or Evidence submitted. |
| Annotation | In the June 2010 Budget, the Coalition Government announced a range of changes to Housing Benefit. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee's inquiry asks about the implications of the changes, for example on levels of rent; shortfalls in rent; evictions and homelessness services; landlord confidence; community cohesion; disabled people; carers and specialist housing; and older people. Age UK is of the view that the wider impacts of the reforms must be considered before changes to Housing benefit are made, including the impact on other national and local provision and the availability of suitable affordable housing that meets older people's needs. Age UK has concerns about older tenants in the private rented sector and the effects of changes to the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) which could lead to shortfalls in rent for those on low incomes. There is strong support, though, for the change that will allow LHA to fund an extra bedroom for a claimant who requires a non-resident carer to stay overnight. Age UK concludes that should the various changes go ahead, there should be close monitoring of the effects on vulnerable groups as well as pressures on local services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101109013 P |
| Classmark | JH8: PT: PYH: 6PM * |
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