Housing Benefit is a UK government payment to help people on low incomes pay their rent. It’s being gradually replaced by Universal Credit.

Annual cost to the government: Estimated at £17–20 Billion. Although steps to tighten rules were implemented in parliament in 2025.

Need to move people to State Housing as a stepping stone and tighten criteria and checks.

Need to follow the private sector, and have property shares for more than one single person or if bedrooms allow sharing on single parent families.

Need to review cost of housing of newly arrived asylum seekers and whether they have a right to remain in a quick timescale.

This needs to move on to Universal Credits as a section, so can overview and check no double counting of benefits.