100,000 Renters In England ‘Risk Eviction’ When Universal Credit Is Cut
Housing charity Crisis says £20-a-week reduction could be final blow for struggling households
At least 100,000 renting households will be placed at risk of eviction when the government’s planned £20-a-week cut to universal credit comes into effect next week, the housing charity Crisis has warned.
The proportion of private renters relying on benefits in England has surged to around one in three since the start of the pandemic, leaving thousands at risk of homelessness due to arrears if the uplift to UC is removed by ministers as planned.
The footballer Marcus Rashford is among those calling for its retention, citing fears about child hunger.
The squeeze on renters is being compounded by the final lifting of the emergency restrictions on evictions during the pandemic in England and the end of the furlough scheme on Friday.
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Typical hard-hearted moguls!!! Do they not realize that it is the start of the cold season? Oh, they do know they are tossing innocent families out into the freezing cold….they just. do. not. care. We need to put all of the heartless moguls on a deserted island with big giant mountains of cash…and not one thing more. I am all in favor of people being wealthy and successful but there has to be some consciousness mixed in there whereas they will not sacrifice the safety of others just to claw another bit of wealth for themselves. This is especially true when said mogul already has so much that addition gains are excessive to the point where it becomes problematic for the greedy ones. Then the poor things are forced to commit tax fraud to pretend they have less than they do. Maybe they need to take a step back?
I have said it before and I stand by the idea; we need a wealth cap. Once a person has say, 100million in wealth, they are retired to go and enjoy the fruits of their labors. If they can not be happy with that amount of wealth, they will be put into a 12-step program for greed addiction.
Which could conveniently be located on the aforementioned island.