30th Percentile Estimates for April 2011
Below are the estimates based on the new weekly rates of housing benefit by each local authority. Named by the government as the 30th Shadow percentile they are a benchmark for the new lower rate of...
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View ArticleDirect Payments For Landlords – Please Sign The e-Petition
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