Universal Credit payments could have a disastrous impact
on the Private Rented Sector, with more and more landlords saying they will
refuse to rent to tenants on benefits. Research carried out by the Residential
Landlords Association showed that landlords are frustrated with the new system,
which sees benefits paid directly to claimants, who are then responsible for
paying their own bills, including rent. Landlords have criticised the way the
DWP has handled their enquiries and say that the process for requesting direct
payments from the Government is too long. The transfer from Local Housing
Allowance to Universal Credit has also been slammed, with complaints about
missing and delayed payments leaving tenants in arrears. In fact the problems
are so extreme many landlords say they will no longer rent to any benefit
claimants. Read more on the RLA website.
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