Housing benefit claimants increasingly shut out of private rental market

Campaigners say growing instances of 'No DSS' are problematic It used to be "No blacks, no Irish, no dogs", now it's "No DSS, no pets, no children". Check out the rental listings on websites such as Rightmove, or press your nose against the window of your local lettings agent, and you will often see "No DSS". It means the landlord or agent won't rent a property to someone on housing benefit or local housing allowance, though some younger readers might not even know what "DSS" stands for (it's De...