The London borough of Newham wants the Government to drop planned restrictions on councils housing families outside of their area and fears a £1.6m-a-year hit on arrears as a result of council tenants and those in temporary accommodation falling foul of next April's household benefit cap.
Following the high profile coverage of Newham’s and other London boroughs’ decision to place homeless households outside of the borough, the Government is seeking to restrict local authorities’ a...
