Universal credit will lead to a “steady decrease” in the
number of landlords willing to rent out properties to benefit claimants because
it encourages tenants to fall into arrears, the National Landlords Association
(NLA) has warned. Only 18-20% of private landlords accept tenants who pay their
rent with local housing allowance (LHA), the housing benefit that will
eventually be replaced by universal credit – down from 46% in 2010/-11. The
latest survey of NLA members showed that 68% of landlords with LHA tenants and
63% with other benefit recipients experienced rent arrears in the last 12
months. LHA tenants owed an average of £2,263, compared with £1,774 by all
tenant types. Read more on the Observer website.
Starmer launches Labour local election campaign and defends ‘difficult
decisions’ over dropped pledges– as it happened
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Opposition leader says some commitments were made before ‘the Tories did
enormous damage to the economy’
Starmer is summing up the Labour offer.
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