Welfare reform: The impact of underoccupation on neighbourhoods
New research on under-occupation reveals full impact of
Welfare Reform Cuts
New research published today by the Housing
Futures Network, paints a vivid picture of the likely impact of the
Government’s ‘bedroom tax’ on local neighbourhoods. The Government
is proposing to reduce housing benefit for working age social
housing tenants deemed to be under-occupying their homes in
accordance with a very strict bedroom standard, an average cut of
£14 per week for those affected.
The research, co-ordinated by the Cambridge
Centre for Housing and Planning Research, looks in detail at the
effect of the cuts in four neighbourhoods across the country –
inTranmere/Rock Ferry in Wirral, Lewisham in London,
Chorley in Lancashire and Low Ford in Sunderland.
The Housing Futures Network was
established in 2008 to examine the future of social housing in the
UK. Its members are four of the largest housing providers in the
country; Affinity Sutton, Gentoo, Places for People and
Riverside.