Housing and Social Security

Author: Kate Berry and Kate Wane

PDF Published: Monday 25 Feb 2019 (SB 19-11)

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- Executive Summary
  - Glossary of terms
- Introduction
  - Reserved and devolved powers
  - Key Statistics
- Housing in the private rented sector – Local Housing Allowance
  - Impact of changes to LHA rates
  - Single young tenants - Shared Accommodation Rate (SAR)
  - Impact of LHA changes on tenant and landlord behaviour
  - Scottish Government powers over LHA
- Bedroom Tax - social sector tenants
- Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs)
- The Benefit Cap
  - Impact of the benefit cap
- Universal Credit
  - The transition from HB to UC
  - Support for making UC claims
  - UC and rent arrears
  - UC and direct payments to landlords
- Supported and Temporary Accommodation
- Help for owneroccupiers : Support for Mortgage Interest
- Annex 1: Summary of main welfare reforms affecting housing
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Image: Figure 1: Key Statistics

Image: Fig 1 - Number of HB claimants subject to the benefit cap, Scotland.

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Image: Figure 1: Key Statistics

Image: Fig 1 - Number of HB claimants subject to the benefit cap, Scotland.

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