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Monday, February 22, 2010

Landlords are accused of exploiting the housing benefit system

Landlords have been accused of exploiting high housing benefit rates by council leaders.

They argue that private landlords set their rents at £1 or £2 below the maximum allowed by the Department for Work and Pensions, which has led to rents of almost £2,000 a week.

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1 comment:

Antonia - Beauty Health Finance and Green Issues Editor said...

Is it a question of expoitation, or the fact that this system as any other is susceptible to fraud by unscrupulous landlords.