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  The rent Gary is up to the landlord and presumably they are paying the market rate in that part of the world. No denying the problem but if the rent is extortionate then they need to move, sounds hard but it is the right response. I suspect though that rents may well be kept artificially high due to the way the benefit is paid. A cap on benefits may well help force a reduction in rent changing the dynamics for the way the market in some parts of the country is working. This is, I agree a bit academic and would not comfort anyone but at least they know they can get a part-time job to top up that income without being penalised. It may be the best thing to happen to some of these people, getting them out of a rut and forcing a re-think in how to live their lives. I am a big believer in the old concept of 'tough love' to force through changes and not to coddle people too much and coddling is what our dreadful benefits system does.

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