New Universal Credit Reform Needed Says Report

Responding to a report by Citizens Advice showing 49 per cent of those it helps with Universal Credit are in rent arrears Chris Town, RLA Vice Chair said: “Today’s report demonstrates the need for more changes to be made to Universal Credit. One of the main drivers of rent arrears has been that tenants cannot routinely choose to have the housing element of Universal Credit paid directly to their landlord at the start of a claim. Many tenants prefer to have the assurance that their rent is paid and their right to do this should be restored immediately. Housing cost support is simply not keeping up with the realities of rents in the private sector, despite them falling in real terms over the past year.”  Read more on the RLA website.

https://news.rla.org.uk/new-universal-credit-reform-needed-says-report/