The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should review
issues with universal credit, the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has
said. SSAC, which advises the government, said changes to payment of housing
costs are ‘a constant source of anxiety for landlords, housing associations,
claimants and claimant advisers’. Under universal credit, benefit for housing
costs is paid direct to households, as opposed to social landlords, in most
instances. The SSAC report said: ‘We believe this [direct payment] policy needs
close monitoring to ensure that arrears are kept in check and landlords are not
discouraged from offering accommodation to benefit claimants.’ Download the
report from the GovUK website.
End to school rating system could play havoc with house prices, says Ofsted
chief
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Martyn Oliver says he knows of property values shooting up by £15,000 after
schools were graded as outstanding
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