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To: Letting Agencies and Landlords
ENDING DSS DISCRIMINATION
We are campaigning for landlords and letting agents to remove the 'No DSS' which prevents someone from signing onto a property when they are receiving Housing Benefits.
Why is this important?
Open discrimination towards people on benefits is actively taking place across the country regarding housing availability. Recent studies show that over the last five years, 1/3 of people receiving housing benefits haven't been able to rent a home due to a 'No DSS' policy. There are over 1 million private renting households in England who receive housing benefit, meaning that hundreds of thousands of people have most likely faced this type of discrimination. In an expanding and competitive lettings market, far too many renters are being locked out of finding a home due to prejudice fronted by 'No DSS' policies employed by lettings agents and landlords.
