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Rogue landlords face new curbs on how much housing benefit they receive
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ROGUE landlords in England will face curbs on how much benefit they can receive if their properties are substandard, the government revealed today.

Ministers said that they will unveil a new licensing scheme, tougher standards and “the ability to stop housing benefit going to rogue landlords” next week, as they announced an extra £300 million to build up to 2,800 more affordable homes.

Half of these homes are to be for social rent. A £50m boost to the Local Authority Housing Fund will go towards 250 more council homes to keep families out of poor-quality temporary housing.

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