Tuesday 19 September 2017

Housing Money Wasted 'Propping Up Rents'

Taxpayers' money is being wasted on "propping up rents" in a "failing housing market", a report says. The National Housing Federation report highlights how money spent on housing benefit rose from £16.6bn in the mid-1990s to £25.1bn in 2015-16. It added that since 2011, no government money has been made available to build homes in England for low paid people to rent. The government said building more homes was its absolute priority. Read more on the NHF website.

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