Lord Freud has commissioned an “urgent” review into the
high rate of rent arrears owed by Universal Credit claimants. The welfare
reform minister said the number of Universal Credit claimants in debt was
higher than he had expected. He described the proportion of claimants already
in arrears before they switched over to direct payment of benefit for housing
costs under Universal Credit as “frightening”. Speaking in the House of Lords,
Lord Freud revealed that he had “commissioned work from the department to help
understand the true level and causes of these arrears”. Read more on Inside
Housing.
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