Fresh from being branded ‘flippant’ over the benefit cap,
DWP minister Justin Tomlinson maintains many social housing tenants claiming
Universal Credit (UC) were struggling with rent arrears at the start of their
claim. But in a written response to a question from Labour’s Helen Hayes,
Tomlinson said the DWP was currently carrying out related analysis of this
issue with a number of housing providers. This analysis, he said, would investigate
and understand the “true level” of tenant rent arrears, what was causing them
and any impacts UC may be having. This, he said, would be published when
completed. Read more on 24housing.
https://www.24housing.co.uk/news/flippant-dwp-minister-says-many-tenants-in-rent-arrears-before-claiming-universal-credit/
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Almost a fifth of adults aged 24-34 are living with parents, particularly
in areas of high-cost housing
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