Monday, 2 June 2014

Government Agrees Specialist Housing Team for Universal Credit

The government has agreed to include a specialist housing team within the universal credit service centre, following negotiations with housing professionals. The team will provide a dedicated service for social landlords to contact to deal with housing specific issues, such as switching housing benefit payments back to landlords directly where a tenant is in arrears. Universal credit, which combines a range of benefits into a single monthly payment, has been piloted in a number of local authority areas. Read more on Inside Housing.

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