Osborne’s cuts to housing benefit could mean tens of thousands of people losing their homes - John Healey

John Healey MP, Shadow Cabinet Minister for Housing and Planning, responding to new figures released today by the National Housing Federation which reveal that 82,000 specialist homes for the most vulnerable could be forced to close because of housing benefit cuts, said:

“These figures confirm that George Osborne’s cuts to housing benefit could mean tens of thousands of people losing their homes, including elderly people with dementia, veterans and women fleeing domestic violence.

“It shows that Labour was right to warn about the devastating effect that these cuts could have.

"In the Commons this week, Labour is calling on George Osborne to exempt supported housing from these cuts, and consult fully with housing providers to safeguard this essential accommodation.”