Newham landlords ‘receive �2.6m in housing benefit payments’
Published:
3:00 PM July 2, 2012
Updated:
9:55 AM October 13, 2020
More than 950 affordable homes were built in Newham in the most recent recorded period, according to a report.
During 2010/11, a total of �2.6million was also handed to the borough’s landlords in housing benefit.
The figures were collated by the left wing think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research, which criticised the amount of money used in rent allowances for landlords.
A spokesman said: “The private rented sector remains largely unprofessional and insecure.
“Meanwhile, the housing benefit bill soars at over �20 billion a year, and rising. England remains one of the richest countries in the world, but it is failing properly to house its people.”
