The housing minister Mark Prisk says private sector rents have fallen in real terms, despite evidence to suggest they are soaring across the country – and increasing the housing benefit bill.
Mr Prisk – who took on the role of housing minister in September – made the remark earlier this month in a written parliamentary answer to Conservative MP Richard Fuller’s query on the impact of local housing allowance (LHA) caps.
Mr Prisk said the Department for Work and Pensions (DW...
