Welfare reform minister Lord Freud says the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be publishing early findings from the direct payment demonstration projects at the end of October. The six projects - which see housing providers and their local authority partners roadtest the direct payment of housing benefit to tenants - kicked off in June. Speaking at the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation Annual Conference and Exhibition earlier this month, Lord Freud said the most interesting thin...