Private landlords rake in housing benefit

Published on 28th April 2015, 11:49am

A Freedom of Information request from the GMB union reveals that some of Britain’s wealthiest private landlords are being paid millions of pounds each in housing benefit at a time when social housing is being cut. The figures show that Ukip’s housing spokesman Andrew Charalambous is among the biggest landlord recipients of housing benefit, having received £826,395 in the last tax year, putting him 10th on the housing benefit rich list.

The Independent, Page: 19

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