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Thrown on the streets
Vulnerable young woman evicted from homeless hostel after benefits slashed
A VULNERABLE young woman has been kicked out of a homeless hostel and left on the streets after becoming the latest victim of Britain’s draconian welfare system.
The 19-year-old, who didn’t want to be named, was marched out of the North London YMCA on Tuesday after being stripped of her housing benefit and falling into arrears.
An EU national, her £250-a-week rent had been paid through housing benefit but she failed a habitual residence test and stripped of all her benefits.
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