UK Government to Ban Discrimination Against Families with Children and Benefit Claimants in Rental Market

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Landlords and letting agents will be banned from openly discriminating against families with children and benefit claimants, the government has announced. Adverts for homes that carry the terms "No children" and "No DSS" would be illegal under the plans, which the government has added to its Renters Reform Bill.

Landlords and letting agents will be banned from openly discriminating against families with children and benefit claimants, the government has announced. Adverts for homes that carry the terms "No children" and "No DSS" would be illegal under the plans, which the government has added to its Renters Reform Bill. The legislation is currently going through Parliament.

'No DSS' refers to the long defunct Department of Social Security, and has been used by landlords and letting agents to refer to anyone in receipt of benefits to stop them from applying to rent a property. It is not a new announcement - the government has been promising to ban 'No DSS' since 2019 - and landlords will still be able to carry out tenancy affordability checks and have the ultimate say on who rents their propert

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