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<p>4.011 million dwellings are used for social and affordable housing in England:
1.669 million rented from local authorities and 2.342 million rented from a housing
association (Private Registered Provider).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4,630 dwellings
in Pendle are used for social and affordable housing: 4,520 from Housing Associations
and 110 from Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across the social rented
sector 434,500 housing benefit claimants in England had a spare room subsidy reduction
when the measure was introduced – 533 of these were in Pendle. In February 2015 the
number of claimants with a spare room subsidy reduction had fallen to 360,000 in England
and 399 in Pendle.</p><p> </p>
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