Hundreds of thousands of young people could lose their housing benefit under a series of radical welfare reforms revealed by David Cameron.

The suggested shake-up would see the removal of most of the £1.8bn in housing benefits paid to 380,000 under-25s - worth an average £90 a week - forcing them to support themselves or live with their parents. Also among the measures is a plan to stop the £70-a-week dole payment for individuals deemed not to be trying hard enough to get work. And the overhaul could also see a hard core of unemployed people forced to do community work after two years - or lose all their benefits. It comes as it emerged Mr Cameron's flagship "big society" had been lambasted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The proposed changes to the welfare system are due to be laid out by the Prime Minister in a speech on Monday. But in an interview with the Mail on Sunday, he insisted the existing system was giving the wrong incentives and urged more action to prevent feckless families relying on state handouts....Read more here: Housing Benefit Axe For Young People Plan Revealed By David Cameron In Welfare Crackdown | Politics | Sky News