Birmingham£410m in housing benefit went to supported housing in one year.
Vulnerable residents got little or no support while managing agents profited, charities and politicians say.
The law asks registered providers for little more than minimal care, while £443 a week in benefit funded one resident’s room.
The regulator launched action to close Concept Housing Association, but 5 non-compliant large providers still collect benefit.
How each outlet framed it
- BBC leans critical
- reports Panorama's finding that DWP paid £410m for supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham alone, and that 34,000 people live in SEA there against 22,000 in London
Sources: BBC