Social tenants in rural areas are more likely than those in urban areas to have to move house as a consequence of reductions in housing benefit.

Research by the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning found that reductions in benefits for those who live in social-rented properties with more bedrooms than they need will have a greater impact on people living in rural areas than urban areas. This may force people to choose between losing benefit and moving away from their friends and community in search of smaller properties in towns. There is an acute shortage of one-bedroom properties in many rural districts.,

Read more on BENEFIT CHANGES WILL HIT CLAIMANTS IN RURAL AREAS HARDER…