The Northampton Chronicle and Echo report:

More than £68 million was handed out in benefits to council and private housing tenants and housing associations in Northampton last year.

The figure, which has risen by just over £9 million in the last three years, reflects the increasing cost of renting in the town, Northampton Borough Council said.

The figures have been revealed under the Freedom of Information Act.

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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.