Rejected petition Reverse changes to Housing Benefit so single 18-21 year olds can still get it.

From 1 April, new single claimants aged 18 to 21 will not be entitled to the housing element of universal credit. While there are some exceptions to this, homelessness charities warned that to prove they apply would be so difficult that many young people would end up homeless.

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/06/housing-benefit-cuts-young-people-homelessness-landlords

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/plans-cut-housing-benefit-jobless-9968096#ICID=sharebar_twitter

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Date submitted 8 March 2017
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