LGBT+ people needed to help with research on housing benefit cuts
University of Southampton researcher looks at the impact of cuts to housing benefit in the private rental sector on LGBT+ people.
University of Southampton researcher looks at the impact of cuts to housing benefit in the private rental sector on LGBT+ people.
Dr Iliana Ortega-Alcázar, Research Fellow in Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton is focussing on the Shared Accommodation Rate, a policy that affects single people between 18 to 35.
Since 2012 single people under 35 can only claim housing benefit at the rate of a room in a shared house as opposed to the rate of a self-contained property.
The project is seeking to understand the effects this policy change has had on ‘protected groups’ as defined under the 2010 Equalities Act (women, ethnic minorities, LGBT+ people, and people with disabilities).
The researchers are presently conducting in-depth interviews to assess the impact this policy has had on their daily lives and their ability to access safe and secure accommodation.
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