Bedroom tax protestors have hit the homes of Poole councillors with 'eviction notices' and police tape.
Only Conservative members of Borough of Poole Council were targeted in the protest, which is being investigated by the police.
The first four councils to test the government’s new benefit cap have warned they have not received enough money to implement the changes.
Enfield, Croydon, Haringey and Bromley councils on Monday became the first local authorities to implement the £26,000-a-year benefit cap. The councils must identify who is eligible for the cap and administer the new system.
Housing benefit tenants looking for private rental properties have soared over recent months, with demand heavily outstripping supply.
Searches on a specialist website, Dssmove, have increased by 400% in three months for properties in London and the home counties, but demand is also up elsewhere.
Half of landlords do not use agents, new research from an independent marketing consultancy has said.
While other estimates put the proportion of private landlords using agents at 60%, the BDRC Continental Landlords Panel puts it at 50% – suggesting the possibility of significant more growth for agents.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today awarded a £38 million contract to modernise and grow the credit union industry.
The Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL) is the successful bidder to deliver the DWP’s project, which is designed to help meet the growing demand for modern banking products for people on low incomes.
The government's cap on benefits begins today across four London boroughs.
The cap means that families in Enfield, Haringey, Bromley and Croydon will not be able to claim more than £500 per week, whilst single people will not be able to claim more than £350.
Similarly, over a third (35 percent) of people in England currently receiving council tax benefit said they are not aware that they may be required to pay more or all of their council tax from this April. Over two thirds (68 percent) said that they would have to cut back on heating and food if they had to pay more toward their council tax bill.
Turn2us is running its third annual Benefits Awareness Month campaign this April to encourage people in financial need to check their entitlements and prepare for the significant changes to the benefit system that are coming into effect.
The Post Office is to launch a new current account this spring.
The new service, which the Post Office says will offer customers greater accessibility through the UK’s largest branch network, will initially launch in a small number of branches before a wider roll-out in 2014.
Council tenants in the London Borough of Harrow could receive up to £20,000 to move abroad to help free up much needed housing.
Harrow Council says the cash incentives would only be made to those who were "already considering moving abroad" and it would be "entirely their choice".
Iain Duncan Smith has been delivered a petition signed by over 455,000 people demanding that he live on £53 per week.
The Works and Pensions Secretary claimed last week that he could live on the sum after market trader David Bennet told him it was all he'd be left with after his housing benefit was cut.