Shelter responds to announcement of coronavirus job retention scheme and extra support for the welfare system

Shelter responds to the chancellor's announcement of coronavirus job retention scheme and extra support for the welfare system.

“These are vital measures to strengthen the safety net and to keep people in work, and they will significantly reduce the numbers of people at risk of losing their home. 

"We are already hearing from people who are rapidly losing work and we think the government may need to further increase Housing Benefit to cover average rents as well as introduce other measures to provide crucial security to these workers during this crisis"