Benefit cuts risk eviction and homelessness

Spending cuts blamed for rising benefit bill

Housing bodies have blamed swingeing government spending cuts for adding nearly £2 billion to the cost of housing benefit over the next five years.

DWP anger at defeat of bedroom tax

A Department for Work and Pensions source reacted angrily to the government’s shock House of Lords defeat over welfare reform.

Thousands of young people face losing their home with benefit cuts

Thousands of residents face losing their homes as a result of a cut in housing benefit, a homeless charity has claimed.

Housing benefit cuts could push families to loan sharks

Plans to cut housing benefit could force thousands of families into the hands of loan sharks, campaigners argue.

Doubts by the dozen

The right combination

Landlords should ensure the benefits of combined heat and power systems outweigh the burdens, says Nnenna Morah, senior associate in the housing team at Lewis Silkin

The legal aid lifeline

Cuts to legal aid and new spending restrictions mean tens of thousands of tenants will no longer be eligible for free housing advice. Jess McCabe visits a law centre to investigate the likely impact of the changes

The big freeze

Kicking off our chief executive salaries special, Inside Housing’s annual survey reveals the economic downturn has put most pay on ice. Lydia Stockdale reports

Stuck in the mud

Despite the Localism Act being passed, the role LEPs can play in housing remains uncertain, says Liz Jenkins, partner, and Laura Coates, trainee, at Clyde & Co

Cold cottage rescue

Isolation from mains gas can spell financial hardship. Alex Turner investigates how Cornish landlords are exploring renewable energy solutions to rural fuel poverty