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If you’re thinking about the kind of legacy you want to leave, a gift in your will can help us continue our work.
Claire says, 'I decided to leave a gift in my will to Shelter, because I want to give people real change.'
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We've used real life experiences to show how #UniversalCredit and #LHA are pushing people towards hardship and poverty.
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Our research shows that in 97% of areas a small family can’t afford even the cheapest local rents with #LHA.
This creates a shortfall between people’s rent and what they get in housing allowance; 65% of households have a shortfall. #FromTheFrontline
With #LHA not doing its job in covering the cost of renting, families have to make up shortfalls in other ways.
This means they are having to make decisions no family should have to make – such as whether to cut back on food or heating to pay the rent. #FromTheFrontline