years. Single people under 25 years old are specially vulnerable as they are only entitled to housing benefit covering a bedroom in a shared household and other benefits they can claim are lower. Matt Downie of the housing charity Crisis said, "This report highlights just how much housing benefits for private renters are falling short of the levels needed, leaving many homeless people stuck in a desperate situation and putting yet more people at risk of homelessness". Commercial exploitation In October 2022, Home REIT was established to invest in properties occupied by tenants who qualify for Housing Benefit payments. On 7 December 2022, a group of shareholders claimed the company had misled the market by investing in properties occupied by tenants who are not vulnerable and therefore would not qualify for Housing Benefit payments. The company denied the allegations. See also Right to housing Section 8 (housing) – analogous U.S. program Low-Income Housing Tax Credit – U.S. housing subsidy program for new construction and rehab. Notes External links Housing Benefit advice from Shelter Details about benefits that one may be entitled to from the Department for Work and Pensions Guardian Special Report - State Benefits Online benefits calculator - calculates entitlement to means-tested benefits and tax Online benefits calculator - calculates entitlement to means-tested benefits and eligibility to some associated benefits Benefits calculators for advisers Housing Benefit Affordable housing Social security in the United Kingdom