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Housing benefit payments to be frozen next year - BBC News

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76% Informative

Housing benefit payments will not keep track of rent rises, sparking warnings.

Housing benefit has not automatically reflected rent rises since 2013 .

Charity Shelter said rising rents and a shortage of social housing was putting families at risk of homelessness.

Government said it was committed to a "fair and sustainable" welfare system.

VR Score

82

Informative language

85

Neutral language

13

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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