Families on housing benefit are priced out of almost all homes to rent in Britain, according to new research by But when the Bureau looked in Leicester, just 10 of the 663 properties advertised would be "I tried to look for somewhere to rent myself but the landlords don't accept people on benefits. On Friday 5th September the Affordable Homes Bill was approved at second reading in the House of Commons by 306 votes to 231. The Private Members Bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George, may bring about major changes to the Coalition Government’s ‘bedroom tax’ policy if enacted into law. Since April 2013, tenants in social.