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NCJ Number: 155439 Find in a Library
Title: Housing Benefit and Prisoners
Date Published: 1995
Annotation: This analysis of a government proposal to limit to 13 weeks the length of time for paying rent for inmates in the United Kingdom concludes that little basis exists for the proposed change.
Abstract: The current regulations make prisoners serving sentences of up to 2 years eligible for assistance. Under the new system, assistance would be restricted to inmates serving sentences of up to 6 months, who receive conditional release subject to good behavior after 13 weeks in custody. The new 13-week limit would also apply to most temporary absences for reasons other than imprisonment. The Secretary of State for Social Security proposed the change in October 1994; the Department of Social Security has submitted draft regulations. Contrary to a statement from the Department of Social Security, public and media criticism of the current rules has been almost nonexistent. The proposed change is a misguided one that would increase homelessness and reoffending by released inmates.
Main Term(s): Corrections in foreign countries
Index Term(s): Offender financial assistance; Public housing; United Kingdom (UK)
Sponsoring Agency: Penal Affairs Consortium
London, SW9 0PU, United Kingdom
Corporate Author: Penal Affairs Consortium
United Kingdom
Sale Source: Penal Affairs Consortium
169 Clapham Road
London, SW9 0PU,
United Kingdom
Page Count: 3
Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
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