Over half of renters on Universal Credit face £100 a month shortfall

Over half of private tenants relying on Universal Credit to pay their rent have a shortfall between the amount they receive and what they pay for their housing. It comes a year after the Government froze housing benefit rates. Official data suggests that 56 per cent of private renters relying on Universal Credit have an…

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Rental arrears figures rising

The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities has released the third wave of the Household Resilience Survey which has indicated that renters’ resilience has been pummelled by the pandemic, and has highlighted the new threat of inflation. The research found that 7% of private renters were behind on the rent in April-May (up from…

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