A petition to stop landlords discriminating against people claiming benefits is to be discussed at a meeting of Sefton’s full council next week.
Calling on the council to take action against the illegal practice of excluding people on benefits from renting properties in the private sector, a petition by Cllr Jen Corcoran claims the research carried out by the councillor found many landlords in Sefton openly refusing to rent to benefit claimants.
According to the petition, a study carried out by Cllr Corcoran found that more than 65% of adverts for the Sefton area on OpenRent stated ‘No DSS’ between October and December, with the figure being higher again for Southport, where 75% of landlords would not accept tenants on benefits.
