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单词 housing benefit
释义
housing benefit
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ ˌben.ɪ.fɪt/us
/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ ˌben.ə.fɪt/
in the UK,moneypaidby thegovernmenttohelppeoplewho arepoorpayfor aplacetolivein
（英国政府提供给穷人的）住房补助
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(Definition ofhousing benefitfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

housing benefit| Business English

housing benefit
noun[U]
GOVERNMENT
uk
us
in the UK,moneypaidby thegovernmenttohelppeoplewho are on alowincomepayfor aplacetolivein:
Regulationsplaceadutyonlocalauthoritiestoensurehousingbenefitisprocessedandpaidin twoweeks.
(Definition ofhousing benefitfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhousing benefit

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Severe delay in the payment ofhousingbenefitcauses major problems in tenant-landlord relationships for both young and old tenants.
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Coupled with increasing rent levels and cut-backs inhousingbenefit, the low incomes of many older people have created a serious affordability problem.
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As onehousingbenefitofficer mentioned, rent officers rarely visit properties, so they tend to undervalue properties.
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Coupled with cutbacks inhousingbenefit, this has created both a thrift trap and hardship for many older tenants.
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The future generosity of council tax benefit andhousingbenefitwill also be important.
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Reforminghousingbenefitfor private tenants and tax credit recipients.
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Hence, there was a policy conflict between containing the cost ofhousingbenefitand increasing work incentives.
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The coming ofhousingbenefitwas also crucial, at least taking many elderly people off income support if not off means tests.
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Rent restrictions introduced in 1996 established various measures designed to limit public expenditure onhousingbenefit.
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An alternative response to disrepair might be to withholdhousingbenefitpayments.
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Agencies and landlords in case study areas reported that the statutory procedure used in assessing ' reference rents ' forhousingbenefitlimits produces unrealistic rent levels.
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The authors conclude that it can no longer be assumed thathousingbenefitwill enable the majority of older people to have a ' modest but adequate ' standard of living.
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Consequently, rents went ever upwards, andhousingbenefitlevels went up with them.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The only sure way of reducing thathousingbenefitlevel is to reduce the rent levels that must be paid by those on low incomes.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The number of households with other vulnerable members, who were subject tohousingbenefitrestrictions for this period is estimated to be negligible.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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