Quote ="Mintball"[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24149763One in three behind on rent since housing benefit changes.[/url
So, an unmitigated success.'"
No actual facts in there. Just a survey from the TUC.
The housing benefit bill is £24bn a year & costs each & every taxpayer £700 a year.
The spare room subsidy exists in private rented accommodation. There is a fixed amount of housing stock that needs to be allocated according need & to ensure taxpayers money isn't spent unnecessarily.