Interesting. This is more than I'd have thought but you can't just remove them from the supply/demand picture and say they are driving prices up by their very e

Interesting. This is more than I'd have thought but you can't just remove them from the supply/demand picture and say they are driving prices up by their very existence. The OP's point I was addressing was that housing benefits being paid were above market rates (not true as they are capped) and this was pushing the whole market.