0 (in Britain) a payment given by a government to people who are entitled to it according to certain criteria (eg poverty) when they buy or rent a house, an apartment etc. -- เงินช่วยเหลือจากรัฐบาลที่พักอาศัย
The number of households with other vulnerable members, who were subject to housing benefit restrictions for this period is estimated to be negligible.
The only sure way of reducing that housing benefit level is to reduce the rent levels that must be paid by those on low incomes.
Consequently, rents went ever upwards, and housing benefit levels went up with them.
The authors conclude that it can no longer be assumed that housing benefit will enable the majority of older people to have a ' modest but adequate ' standard of living.
Agencies and landlords in case study areas reported that the statutory procedure used in assessing ' reference rents ' for housing benefit limits produces unrealistic rent levels.
An alternative response to disrepair might be to withhold housing benefit payments.
Rent restrictions introduced in 1996 established various measures designed to limit public expenditure on housing benefit.
The coming of housing benefit was also crucial, at least taking many elderly people off income support if not off means tests.
