Scottish housing figures call for welfare reform re-think post election

Sophie Barnes wrote:A spokesperson for the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers said: “The biggest change we’d like to see is the removal of the Local Housing Allowance cap of social rents and supported housing. It’s probably the single biggest risk to us at the moment. Also, Universal Credit is not being rolled out well, it’s not operating well and it’s got huge flaws.”

Mary Taylor, chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, said the results reflect “some degree” of recognition of the “damage” caused by the Conservatives’ welfare policies.