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BBC Health 19 October 2026

Companies exploiting welfare system by using residents as ‘cash cows’, BBC finds

Agents try to attract people on housing benefit by using social media videos that offer free rooms and holidays.

Source: BBC Health · Read full article ↗

Agents try to attract people on housing benefit by using social media videos that offer free rooms and holidays.

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