Universal Credit Forcing PRS Tenants Into Rent Arrears

More than a third of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit say they are owed rent, up by over 10 percentage points since last year. According to a recent RLA survey of almost 3,000 landlords, of those with Universal Credit claimants as tenants, 38 per cent reported experiencing tenants going into rent arrears. In February 2016 that figure was 27 per cent. The RLA’s research has found that the average amount owed in rent arrears by Universal Credit tenants to private sector landlords is now £1,150. Read more on the RLA website.