Leeds City Council has written off nearly £9 million of its tenants unpaid rent arrears in the past five years.
Nearly £3 million was written off by the Council in 2007-08, 2% of the total rent due.
And The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that there are concerns that even more tenants could struggle to pay for rents when housing benefit changes come in late next year.
The Government are forecasting that those affected by the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ will be on average &pou...
