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Housing Benefit Minister Helen Goodman MP will attend an open
event organised by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) on
February 4 to invite views on the future of housing benefit.
Housing benefit accounts for over 80 per cent of government funding
for housing in the UK. It is currently paid to five million
tenants and amounts to £17 billion per year.
Government plans to reform housing benefit to ensure that it
supports people back into work rather than creating a barrier to
seeking employment, and the consultation on the future of the
benefit is open until February 22.
CIH is hosting an online discussion forum for the Department for
Work and Pensions (DWP) and sees the event in London, which is free
to attend, as another important way for people interested in the
future of housing benefit to make their views and experiences known
directly with the Minister responsible.
Abigail Davies, CIH Head of Policy, said: "We are delighted that
Helen Goodman has asked us to host this event, it is vital that as
many people as possible go along and have their say and take this
chance to influence future government policy."
