What does my hon. Friend think of the fact that the housing benefit bill has gone up by 60% and that we are talking about working people here, 98% of whom are tenants in the private rented sector? We continue to have an unsustainable housing benefit bill because of the rise in private sector rents.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Emily Thornberry
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 July 2015.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
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