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The recent Welfare Reform Act 2012 made significant changes to welfare benefits. Starting this April and over the next four years, this will involve changes to how the following benefits are delivered:
- job seekers allowance
- disability living allowance
- council tax benefit
- housing benefit
The introduction of the Benefit Cap will have a significant impact upon the level of benefits some families will receive and will encourage more people back to work.
Nationally the amount of Housing Benefit paid to working age tenants who live in housing association properties, will be reduced where they have more bedrooms that the government consider the family needs. This is called under occupancy.
To help you understand all the changes, Bucks County Council has produced a booklet called “Benefits are Changing” this is available for you to download from:
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/sites/bcc/community/benefits-changes.page
