In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family? When lies are still being told to this day,

who do you believe? I wouldn't even know where to start and I'm with the IRA.

Steakknife. Listen first on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

Hello, thousands of people who try to rent a home are being turned down by landlords

because they rely on benefits to help pay their rent and living costs.

The policy goes by the rather quaint name of no DSS,

by which they mean no one on benefits.

Research by the Housing Charity Shelter found one in nine properties advertised for rent on the big property portals

specified that other research has shown that around half of all people on benefits who look for a flat find that restriction.

So today Moneybox Live asks, is it right for landlords to refuse to rent to people who rely on benefits for some or all of their income?

Let's talk first to Amanda, who's in Cambridgeshire. Amanda, hello.

Hi.

What's your story?

I recently had a case settled with what you're talking about, no DSS, after being refused a home in my village

on the grounds of being on housing benefits.

So you say case settled, you were refused, it sounds as if you took it further than that.

Yes, yes. It was well over a year ago now that I was turned down on the basis that they didn't consider housing benefit to be a part of a rental income.

And Shelter then got involved and supported me to take the case further until quite recently.

So in a way you sued the landlord, what was the outcome?

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