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NCJ Number:	155439

Title:	Housing Benefit and Prisoners

Corporate Author:	Penal Affairs Consortium United Kingdom

Date Published:	1995

Page Count:	3

Sponsoring Agency:	Penal Affairs Consortium London, SW9 0PU, United Kingdom

Sale Source:	Penal Affairs Consortium 169 Clapham Road London, SW9 0PU, United Kingdom

Type:	Legislation/Policy Analysis

Language:	English

Country:	United Kingdom

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)



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