Three women who live in Greater London have failed in a legal challenge to the government's new benefits rules for lone parents. The Daily Express reports that:
Ms Carrier [a solicitor acting for the claimants] said it was expected that the impact of the cap would be most
acute in London because of the lack of affordable housing in the
capital and high housing benefit costs.
I am not sufficiently well versed in the benefit reforms to be able to offer a detailed response, but I will accept the allegation that the difficulties it causes will indeed be most acute in Greater London.
It is fair to point out however that it is possible that all three claimants are immigrants. One of them is known to be a Roma woman from Poland, and another is an Orthodox Jew.
Greater London is expensive, and it is expensive because it is crowded. Part of the reason for its being crowded is the fact that it is home to millions of immigrants. If Britain were to close its doors to more immigrants, then the cost of housing in London might not fall, but at the very least it might not rise much further.
As for the Polish claimant, if she does not like claiming benefits in this country, then she is welcome to return to Poland.
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