"A study by the National Housing Federation shows an increasing number of middle-class households are having to rely on housing benefit to pay their rent. The research shows middle-income households earning between £20,000 and £30,000 a year accounted for two-thirds of all new housing benefit claims in the past six years, whilst the proportion of households seeking benefits despite being in work has doubled to 22% since 2008.
The Times states that in the 1970s, 80% of government housing spending went on building homes, with 20% on housing benefits but now, with the annual housing benefit bill stood at £24bn a year, the proportions are the other way round. (The Times, Page: 2"
2 comments:
Why would the middle class want to live in Newham, when they can get to live in Islington, paid for by housing benefit.
As I said, I don't think you are middle class if you earn £20k per year.
The growing middle class as a whole are quite happy living in Newham.
I work in Islington on most days and it is one of my favourite London boroughs but far too expensive and not quite as nice as Newham.
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