Thousands of council house tenants face rent hike
× THOUSANDS of tenants across the borough will pay more rent to Barnsley Council after a hike was agreed yesterday - just days after latest benefit claimant figures revealed another record-breaking spike across the borough. The 1.5 per cent increase affects the almost 20,000 bedsits, flats, bungalows, maisonettes and houses managed on behalf of the local authority by Berneslai Homes. Couns Hannah Kitching, Peter Fielding, Steve Hunt, David Greenhough, Jake Lodge, Andrew Gilli...
Source: barnsleychronicle.com