Housing Benefit

A Citizen's Income would solve some problems, but not others. One unresolved issue is Housing Benefit, which contributes to the marginal withdrawal rate suffered by many households. A Citizen's Income on its own would not reduce the poverty and unemployment trap effects of Housing Benefit.

Mark Wadsworth's new paper, Social Housing, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit, offers a possible solution.

We would value comment.

The London School of Economics has published a report on social housing which relates to these issues. Click here to see the report and a summary.

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