Incentives Would Encourage Bedroom Tax Tenants to Pay Up

Incentives such as vouchers for essential items and rent holidays are most likely to be effective in getting bedroom tax-hit tenants to pay rent on time, research published today has found. Viridian Housing commissioned the research on the impact of welfare reforms, including the bedroom tax. The research found that tenants most likely to default on their rent payments were most likely to respond positively to rent holidays as a reward for timely payments, or vouchers to spend on items such as food, as ‘this was felt to give them a goal to work towards’. It also said one-on-one discussions about personal circumstances would be helpful.  Download a copy of the report from the Viridian website.