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Effects of the benefit changes on West London households

Effects of the benefit changes on West London households. November 2010 Elizabeth Alexander West London Overcrowding Coordinator. 2011and 2012. Predominantly LHA changes less money to pay the rent with

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Effects of the benefit changes on West London households

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  1. Effects of the benefit changes on West London households November 2010 Elizabeth Alexander West London Overcrowding Coordinator

  2. 2011and 2012 • Predominantly LHA changes • less money to pay the rent with • average market rents currently exceed the LHA caps in 3 of the 7 Broad Market Rental Areas in West London focussed around inner London • Bottom 30% of properties are accessible • Options for households • Move home to a new rented property • Top up the rent somehow • Change the household • Numbers in West London • 51,200 claimants renting privately in West London in total in 2009

  3. HB claimants 2004-2009

  4. April 2011 • Uprating of non-dependent deductions to all housing benefit recipients • previously between £7.40 - £47.75 / week • uprated to range between £10.06 - £64.94 /week • 16% of total households claiming benefit • Options for households • Top up the rent somehow • Change the household • Numbers in West London • estimated14,450 households across social renters • estimated 8,192 households privately renting

  5. April 2013 • Housing Benefit payment to reflect the property size required • Currently HB paid according to the property occupied • 1 bed over requirement: average £13.67/week • 2 beds over requirement: average £25.82/week • Options for households • Top up the rent somehow • Change the household • Transfer • Numbers in West London • Estimate based on a share of London total • 11,160

  6. 2013 continued • 10% reduction in housing benefit for claimants in receipt of JSA for more than 12 months • Social renters: £6-£14 /week • Private renters: £8-£40 /week • Options for households • Top up the rent somehow • Change the household • Number of households • 36% of social tenants are unemployed or econimcally inactive • ? of private renters

  7. From April 2013 • £500/week cap to benefit received • Greater effect on private renters than social • Will effect large families in social rented • Universal Credit • Simplify means tested benefits • Reduced benefit fraud and error • Social tenure reform • Rent levels • Flexible tenancies?

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