Universal Credit Change For Social Landlords To Be Introduced

Universal Credit systems will be changed so that social landlords receive direct rent payments on the same day that tenants are paid the rest of their benefits from next month, the government has announced. The change is expected to save housing associations and councils thousands of hours in administrative work. Some Universal Credit claimants – usually those struggling to pay their rent – agree to have the housing cost element of their benefit entitlements paid directly to their landlords, rather than into their personal bank accounts as is standard. Read more on Inside Housing.

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