What’s the Benefit? was launched in July 2010 in response to government proposals to reform the housing benefit system introduced in the emergency budget after the coalition government came to power.
The campaign attracted widespread support with nearly 2,000 people signing an online petition backing its key aims. Many of the government’s proposals faced strong opposition as the measures went through parliament, with MPs and peers clashing on key issues.
What’s the Benefit? formally ended in March 2012 when the Welfare Reform Act received royal assent, although Inside Housing will continue to write about the issues raised and argue the case for fairer housing benefit reform.
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Master of the universal
Lord David Freud is behind the biggest shake-up of the welfare system since World War Two. Here, in his first in-depth interview, he reveals the motives behind his radical reforms to Carl Brown
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Think tank calls for London welfare changes
A think tank has called for welfare reforms to be altered in London to address the housing problems faced in the capital.
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Locally sourced
None of the candidates for London mayor have really addressed the problems highlighted by Newham this week, argues Stuart Macdonald.
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Peer pressure
The government’s welfare reforms faced a fierce opponent in Lord Richard Best as he battled to protect society’s poorest people. Carl Brown meets the staunch housing advocate to find out what drives him and what’s next on his agenda