The government is introducing new rules that would allow
housing associations to help prevent tenants claiming universal credit from
falling into arrears. The DWP will be rolling out a pilot undertaken by Golden
Gates Housing Trust, in which job centres can seek permission from tenants to
inform their social landlord if they make a new claim for universal credit,
across England. Under the Golden Gates pilot, when someone makes a new claim
for universal credit they are asked by the job centre to take a form to their
landlord to verify their housing costs or to give consent for the job centre to
contact the landlord. Read more on Inside Housing.
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