Government should do its utmost to ensure that its
flagship welfare policy, Universal Credit, does not further increase pressure
on housing benefit claimants in the private rented sector, according to the
British Property Federation (BPF). The BPF said that the constantly shifting
reform of welfare policy has impacted heavily on the rented sector, and is
concerned the national roll out of Universal Credit has the potential to
increase this. The BPF spoke out after Ministry of Justice statistics revealed
that there were 47,220 landlord possession claims issued in the first three
months of this year – the highest quarterly figure in ten years. Read more on
the BPF website.
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