Those who get income support, will usually also receive housing benefit.

Should the state continue to fund housing benefit whatever the cost?

In April, her housing benefit will go down by around £27 per week overnight.

The few that are not - those with high housing benefit - can be helped through the access funds.

Not quite, in fact housing benefit was totally out of control.

Also if they rise to the same as private rents how will people be better off working than getting housing benefit?

The government has already announced separate plans to cut housing benefit.

For example, 80% of those claiming housing benefit in London are working.

Nevertheless, going back to the way the system works in practice, you still have housing benefit.

They have the same means and that's what housing benefit is meant to do.