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A housing association has warned the Government that strict
new rules for Universal Credit could “totally undermine” efforts by landlords
to support residents starting up their own businesses. Nick Atkin, chief executive of Halton Housing
Trust – which owns and manages over 6,200 homes in Cheshire – fired the warning in evidence to
the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee, which is examining the
progress being made towards the implementation of Universal Credit. Atkin warns strict Universal Credit
qualifying criteria – which would see the self-employed having to report
earnings every month as oppose to every year – could “totally undermine” the
trust’s efforts to develop and nurture social enterprise through its support to
small businesses. Read more on 24dash.
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