Landlords 'refusing to take people under 34' ahead of housing benefit cut

The chief executive of homelessness charity Thames Reach says private landlords are already refusing to take people under the age of 34 ahead of further housing benefit cuts which come in from January 2012.

From that date, single people under 35 will be paid a shared room rate rather than a rate for a full flat, after the Government announced plans to extend the shared room rate in the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).

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