But the high cost of housing has been driven by unlimited housing benefit

Loads of landlords have ramped up the rents because housing benefit would pay

When housing benefit gets capped, those same landlords will reduce their rents rather than have their properties stand empty

Posted By: Old Git on November 17th 2010 at 12:05:51

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my initiative to dig this country out of the shit (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 11:44:18
- ?21k a year, tax free (General Chat) - pants, Nov 17, 11:46:04
  - 400 is the proposed cap (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 11:50:11
    - So, people have been getting more in the past? (General Chat) - pants, Nov 17, 11:51:44
      - any idea how much housing costs in London? (General Chat) - giant_Ullaa, Nov 17, 12:02:58
        
        But the high cost of housing has been driven by unlimited housing benefit (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 12:05:51
        
        That's true of some but it isn't the whole truth (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 17, 13:37:07
        
        Don't get me wrong (General Chat) - giant_Ullaa, Nov 17, 12:07:39
        
        86p in Piswich (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 12:10:06

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