Housing Association Asks Tenants For Extra Rent To Avoid Universal Credit Issue

A housing association in the North West has asked its tenants to pay extra rent, to avoid slipping into arrears next year because of a Universal Credit technicality.  New Charter Homes, which owns around 16,500 homes in Tameside and became part of Jigsaw Group last year, made the plea in social media posts last week. It said tenants claiming Universal Credit would need to pay “a little extra each week” as a result of an extra rent week in 2019/20. Read more on Inside Housing.

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