Discrimination and housing benefit
Landlords and letting agencies risk legal action if they have a blanket ban on rent a property to benefits claimants. Paul Lewis takes your questions.
Landlords and letting agencies who advertise property with a ban on renting benefits claimants - so-called "No DSS" clauses - risk legal action under anti-discrimination laws. So why do such restrictions persist? What can prospective tenants on benefits do about it? And what legal and financial risks are being run by landlords who display "No DSS" restrictions?
Money Box Live takes your calls and hears from Polly Neate, the chief executive of the homelessness and housing advice charity, Shelter. And from John Stewart, policy manager of the Residential Landlords Association.
Presenter: Paul Lewis
Producers Paul Waters & Jordan Dunbar
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