Roving Bandit: The economics of the UK housing benefit cap

But should we really be paying 160% of average earnings in housing benefit alone for people out of work so that they can live in very desirable postcodes in central London? £812 a week is £42224 a year

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Roving Bandit: The economics of the UK housing benefit cap

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