Providers And Tenants Short-Changed Over UC

An exchange of correspondence with the Secretary of State of Work and Pensions, councils and other housing bodies has exposed the short-changing of claimants and social landlords alike by the way DWP calculates Universal Credit (UC) payments and awards. With 52 weeks and one day in a ‘common’ year, and 52 weeks and two days in a leap year, claimants are underpaid by one or two days each year accordingly. The resultant misunderstanding and confusion cover a serious issue for housing associations and councils already struggling to fulfil legal duties and obligations to their residents. Read more on 24housing.

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