Four In Five Social Housing Tenants On Universal Credit Struggle To Pay For Essentials

Four out of five social housing residents (79%) claiming Universal Credit have struggled to pay for at least one essential item such as heating, council tax or clothes, a survey has found. Nearly half (43%) have struggled to afford food, according to the National Housing Federation (NHF) study, which it claims is the largest of its kind to date. As well as reporting difficulties meeting basic living costs, 84% of respondents said they had borrowed money from friends and family, applied for loans or visited food banks while claiming the benefit. Read more on Inside Housing.

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