DWP Landlord Rent Payment Portal Won’t Be Live Until Summer

An on-line portal passing benefit related rent payments direct to PRS landlords won’t be live until Summer at the earliest. Richard d’Souza, Head of the DWP Universal Credit Engagement Division, told the London Assembly Housing Committee that the system was being built to go on line by Summer. Testimony to the committee reinforced the links between welfare reform, rent arrears and rocketing eviction rates. Landlords have accumulated up to £15,000 of arrears as a result of reform – with arrears a key factor in driving landlords away from buy-to-let. Read more on 24housing.

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