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Inquiry into proposed Housing Benefit changes
The Work and Pensions Select Committee are carrying out an inquiry into the proposed Housing Benefit changes. The focus of the inquiry will be the implications of the announced changes for:
Incentives to work and access to low paid work
· Levels of rent, including regional variations
· Shortfalls in rent
· Levels of evictions and the impact on homelessness services
· Landlord confidence
· Community cohesion
· Disabled people, carers and specialist housing
· Older people, large families and overcrowding
The Committee may also follow up some of the recommendations in the Report published by the previous Work and Pensions Committee in March 2010 on Local Housing Allowance [Fifth Report of Session 2009-10, HC 235].
The deadline for written evidence is 6th September.

Date: 30/07/2010