Tag: Benefits
High Court rules DWP’s Universal Credit deduction s...
The High Court has declared the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) method of deducting rent payments from Universal Credit...
Housing benefit rates increase but still lag behind priva...
While the Government has confirmed new rates for Local Housing Allowance (LHA), the amounts are lagging behind rent rises, a report...
1.6 million renters to get more housing support from April
Around 1.6 million private renters on low incomes will see their housing support rise from April, as the government increases the Local...
Landlords with social tenants are facing a £1,700-a-year ...
Landlords who rent to social tenants will face a £1,700 annual shortfall on new lets despite the Chancellor’s attempt to increase...
Universal Credit is not a debacle Parliament told by IDS!
Mr Iain Duncan Smith the Work and Pensions Secretary, admitted to Parliament yesterday that the Universal credit system was not yet...