With regard to Councillor Tehmtan Framroze's comments (Letters, October 26) highlighting the problems of those who claim housing benefit and are unable to afford the current high market rent, I would like to highlight the even greater problems young people under 25 face as their housing benefit is severely restricted.

While I can empathise with landlords and understand their position, people on benefits are finding it increasingly difficult to find suitable accommodation.

The maximum housing benefit a young person is entitled to is £52 a week. This would not even cover the cost of a room in a shared house (on average, £65 a week) let alone a studio or one-bedroom flat.

Young people who are also on benefits, such as JSA or Income Support, often have to use this money to top-up their rent.

This can leave them with as little as £25 a week to spend on food, bills, clothes and other essential items.

At the Youth Advice Centre, we work with young people trying to secure appropriate accommodation and offer a tenancy support service for those with accommodation.

In the past, we have worked with sympathetic landlords and we are always interested in hearing from landlords with accommodation to let who would like to help us in our work with young people.

-Jennie Arthur, Senior Housing Advice and Tenancy Support Worker, Youth Advice Centre, Brighton