Confusion continues to grow amongst tenants over
Universal Credit according to recent research from the National Landlords
Association (NLA). Half (50 per cent) of
tenants say that although they’re aware existing benefits will be replaced with
Universal Credit, they don’t fully understand what it means. And alarmingly one
in five (21 per cent) say they are completely unaware of the changes. Just
three in ten (30%) say they’re aware and know what to expect. The findings also
show that currently three in ten (30%) tenants say they receive housing benefit
support. However, the research also shows that more than a quarter (28 per
cent) of tenants currently in receipt of housing support said they would prefer
their benefit to be paid directly to their landlord, which would avoid falling
into arrears. Read more on the NLA
website.
