Homes and Housing Benefits and
finance.
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The changes to how much housing benefit can be paid, to whom and
from where and when, are the most far reaching of all the changes
happening in the benefits world right now. It seems a poorly
thought-out system, which will have implications seemingly
unthought-of!
In this section, we will give you the most up to date information
that is available about the actual facts of housing benefits payment. We
will leave the political brickbats to those national papers and
politicians who are simply keen to either score points or simply
sensationalise.
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Housing benefits claims and payment are far too important to use as
political ammunition. Something had to be done to alter the ludicrous
payments system that saw some families living in mansions in much sought
after locations - not just London either!
The new housing benefits legislation that came into force in April
2011, has already caused consternation and hardship. The longer term
effects of this legislation are possibly horrendous. We will not go as
far as Boris Johnson and claim it will cause 'ethnic cleansing'. BUT it
will certainly see movement of certain population types for areas where
they have enjoyed family life for many years. It would have been far
better if the administrators had the guts to sort out the real problem
of unfair claims amongst the few, rather than create a universal
'affects-all' type of mish-mash that is now in force.
Where you live will have great bearing on your circumstances. That
is the Local aspect of the legislation at work. Time will tell whether
this is going to be a fair way of distributing the aid that Housing
Benefits is supposed to. There are going to be many losers - and few
winners in this particular form of Benefits.
So, What is Housing Benefit and Who can get Housing benefits.
