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High Court rules DWP’s Universal Credit deduction scheme unlawful

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2025, 1 year ago | 38

The High Court has declared the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) method of deducting rent payments from Universal Credit...

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6th February 2024, 2 years ago | 10

While the Government has confirmed new rates for Local Housing Allowance (LHA), the amounts are lagging behind rent rises, a...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Around 1.6 million private renters on low incomes will see their housing support rise from April, as the government increases...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2023, 2 years ago | 14

Landlords who rent to social tenants will face a £1,700 annual shortfall on new lets despite the Chancellor’s attempt to...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th December 2013, 12 years ago | 12

Mr Iain Duncan Smith the Work and Pensions Secretary, admitted to Parliament yesterday that the Universal credit system was not...