On 20/11/2017 09:03, Rod Speed wrote:


"RJH" wrote in message
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On 19/11/2017 02:22, Rod Speed wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
* tim... wrote:
Housing benefit pays the rent.

Not these days in London. It has been capped to below market value.

It may be below market values for the nice places to live

but it isn't for the ****ty places

Correct. A bedsit being ideal for a family.

If they have a family they will be getting much more
than the basic unemployment benefit unless other
family members are working,

Probably - but it is/will be capped under Universal Credit (about £20k
IIRC).

Which is plenty for the short term until you get another job.


And if you can't work or have family commitments? Even non-London
landlords are starting to evict their UC tenants - and that's before UC
has actually started.

And just the rent in London can eat up entire benefits allowances.

Bull**** it does.

Rents for a 3 bed property in the cheapest part of London *start* at
£1500 pcm. Schools and other social networks don't always make even that
choice easy.

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Cheers, Rob