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Under 25 housing benefit
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I'm not familiar can you explain?Proposals under consideration within Government could change the welfare system so claimants receive different levels of benefits depending on where they live
Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/politics/s/1581905_government-consider-regional-benefit-levels-in-welfare-system-reforms'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
They might well have good reason, but what's that got to do with if its fair for others to pay their rents?
The problem has been too much housing benefit and too easy. This has pushed up rents and spread out the population so too few a people are living too many properties.
These changes next year are going to be a good thing all round. More empty properties and more people living in each, with less rents being paid by the taxpayer.
It will mean lower rents and house prices but this is also a good thing all round.
We all want the benefit bill reduced but most young people will already be sharing what would be a normal 3 bed family home with at least 3 others probably 4. The £500 cap might reduce rents slightly in London but if everybody does move out they will just cause more demand in other areas. I’m not sure what will happen when it comes in but I’m not expecting an orderly flow of people moving to cheaper parts of the country.
Perhaps Starbucks and MacDonald’s should double their prices in London and pay their employees a wage they can live on instead of the state making them up in benefits.0 -
I'm worried about sounding like a Tory fat cat, but unless there is a need (and we can all think of many scenarios where this is the case) I don't think just wanting to move out from mum and dad's qualifies for a benefit.
If you have the cash from your own efforts fine - but I don't see this as a something to be universally available
What about the large numbers of young people (including my children) who leave home to go to university? Many of them will not be able to find work after graduating, yet moving "home" after three years away would be disastrous for all involved.
And many young working people lose their jobs: what about them?0 -
The big problem is that high housing benefit payments have pushed up rents, especially in London. People on min wages can not afford to rent without benefit help.
When the benefits are cut so much next year rents will fall, could be a long way.
Silver will shoot up a long way though. So there is a "silver" lining to that.0 -
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I'm not hearing the screams.The big problem is that high housing benefit payments have pushed up rents, especially in London. People on min wages can not afford to rent without benefit help.
When the benefits are cut so much next year rents will fall, could be a long way.
Of course it's a horrible dilemma for the Daily Mail - "Welfare Cuts Hit House Prices". So that's another thing to rejoice about."It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
The IDEA, is to not give teenagers a benefits choice. At the moment it PAYS to claim benefits and CHOOSE not to work, rather than do an apprentice type role. This system doesnt work, and can't continue.
I like the idea of a universal credit, I dont think this housing benefit cut will work, effectively its age discrimination, effectively illegal.
my gf works in a childrens home, what hope do they have when they reach 18... badly thought out, but the idea needs to be developed more.Plan
1) Get most competitive Lifetime Mortgage (Done)
2) Make healthy savings, spend wisely (Doing)
3) Ensure healthy pension fund - (Doing)
4) Ensure house is nice, suitable, safe, and located - (Done)
5) Keep everyone happy, healthy and entertained (Done, Doing, Going to do)0 -
And employment minister Chris Grayling told the House of Commons that it was "entirely sensible" to have a debate about whether regionalisation of welfare levels was "the right approach for the future". But the idea was dropped from a speech in which the PM floated cash-saving measures such as ending housing benefit for under-25s, limiting the welfare paid to families with three or more children, cutting the link between benefits and inflation and taking away council homes from high earners.
Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/politics/s/1581905_government-consider-regional-benefit-levels-in-welfare-system-reforms
It would not work, everyone would want to move to London to get more benefits. Make the problems of some areas overpopulated even worse.
By making the total cap 500 per week per family, they would be encouraging families to move to cheaper areas, where they would get to keep more of their 500 after they have paid rent.
There is no overpopulation problem in the UK, otherwise where are all the millions of homeless people like other countries.
The problem is some areas are over populated and some are underpopulated. The 500 cap would even things out.
But property would no longer defy gravity in London, rents and house prices will fall when the caps come in.
Why on earth would everybody want to move to London the housing costs would eat up more if not all of the extra benefits they got.
If you are hoping for big fall in London I think you are mistaken they might fall a bit but as soon as they become a bit cheaper there will be plenty of people not claiming benefits who will want them.
Do you expect all the people in London affected by the cap to just pack up and move to Oldham I don’t think it is going to go that smoothly.0 -
Well if caps are applied per household, a lot of households will gain by splitting into two.Do you expect all the people in London affected by the cap to just pack up and move to Oldham I don’t think it is going to go that smoothly.
Brilliant."It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
No different than the situation that those that work find ourselves in, it makes more financial sense to divorce and enjoy 2 sets of tax relief at the lowest rate than be married and not have this. Not to mention all the lovely benefits you would get.
Time for the scum to join the inequity party IMHO.0
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