Submitted on Tuesday 6th December 2022
Rejected on Wednesday 7th December 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
increase Housing benefit
Housing benefit has been frozen since early 2020 and is based on rents from 2018-19. With rents rising at their fastest rate in 16 years and inflation soaring,
Matt Downie, Crisis Chief Executive, said: “Current housing benefit levels are woefully behind rents, leaving people on the lowest incomes with drastically fewer options of finding a home. Homelessness is becoming a very worrying, and real prospect for families up and down the country.
“What’s more, housing benefit isn’t included in the Government’s commitment to uprate benefits
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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