Substandard landlords have been handed £132m of public cash since 2018 to house some of Britain’s most vulnerable people, a joint investigation by openDemocracy and The Independent today reveals.
Providers of so-called “exempt accommodation” are supposed to give a safe haven for those with nowhere to go – including rough sleepers, people with mental health issues and victims of domestic violence. But millions of pounds in housing benefit have been handed to organisations that have been rapped for poor behaviour by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).
