<P> Housing benefit was transferred from the Department of Social Security to local authorities in 1982 . This was to coincide with increasing deregulation of the private sector rental market as it was felt at the time that local authorities would have a better understanding of local rental market conditions than the DSS . Its full transfer took place in 1989 as part of a major reform of social security legislation which also saw the introduction of Income Support . </P>
<P> Housing benefit was transferred from the Department of Social Security to local authorities in 1982 . This was to coincide with increasing deregulation of the private sector rental market as it was felt at the time that local authorities would have a better understanding of local rental market conditions than the DSS . Its full transfer took place in 1989 as part of a major reform of social security legislation which also saw the introduction of Income Support . </P>
when was housing benefit introduced in the uk
when was housing benefit introduced in the uk
1982
1982