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I guess I’m not the only one, but I haven’t heard of this before. It seems hospital rates have been a thing for a long time (the sickness benefit hospital rate was 26.98 in 1998).
What’s the reason for this policy? I get that if the tax payer is paying for your stay in hospital then they may not want to also be paying for your house elsewhere, but is forcing you to end the tenancy so you have no choice but to stay in hospital really going to help? Or is it supposed to be a threat (leave hospital or you will lose your house)?
How many people stay in hospital longer than 13 weeks? I can’t imagine the cost is significant compared to the overall welfare bill if we keep paying people so they have less to worry about.