Ban on housing benefit for 18- to 21-year-olds scrapped

Reversal of 2015 Tory manifesto pledge comes after fears it would increase youth homelessnessThe government has scrapped its year-old decision to bar 18- to 21-year-olds from receiving housing benefit amid fears the policy would drive an increase in youth homelessness.Esther McVey, the work and pensions secretary, announced on Thursday that all people in this age group would qualify for the housing element of universal credit, reversing a key part of the 2015 Conservative general election manife