Housing Benefit31 Oct 2024Housing benefit payments to be frozen next yearLabour has confirmed rates will stay the same next year, after several freezes over the past decade.31 Oct 2024Politics13 May 2024How are universal credit rules changing?People claiming universal credit and working under 18 hours a week will have to look for more work.13 May 2024Business26 Apr 2024Benefit move could mean misery for vulnerable: MPsA cross-party committee says vulnerable claimants need more help to make the switch to Universal Credit.26 Apr 2024UK Politics22 Nov 2023Residents fear for their crumbling, damaged homesSome social housing residents in Bangor are living with crumbling door frames and water damage.22 Nov 2023Northern Ireland22 Nov 2023'Are we treated this way because we're on benefits?'Some social housing residents in Bangor are living with crumbling door frames and water damage.22 Nov 2023Northern Ireland10 Nov 2023Sunak under pressure to raise housing benefitMichael Gove and Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride are backing calls for more cash to help renters.10 Nov 2023UK17 Aug 2023Housing Benefit freeze leaves renters '£200 short'People on housing benefit say there are hardly any homes available to rent at prices they can afford.17 Aug 2023Wiltshire25 Jul 2023Record number of children homeless in EnglandOne family tells BBC News of their struggle to cope with two young children in a hotel room.25 Jul 2023UK11 Mar 2023The six-year-old boy who's tired and homelessHomeless children speak about life in cramped temporary accommodation, and the fear of constant moving.11 Mar 2023UK
