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86% arrears for LA tenants- Universal Credit blamed
The percentage of council tenants on Universal Credit in rent arrears has increased to a “critically high” 86% over the past year, sparking “extreme…
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HAs increasing checks on new tenants ability to pay
The number of housing associations making more stringent checks into the ability of new tenants to pay their rent, as the new lower benefit…
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Universal credit for landlords
Many social landlords are still dealing with relatively small universal credit (UC) caseloads, and so their understanding and methods of working with it are…
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Income management charter published
The income management charter is a flexible framework unique to CIH that helps organisations to challenge their income management services and identify the outcomes…
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26,000 tenants will be hit by welfare reform proposals
Up to 26,000 new general needs tenants a year would be hit by a proposed welfare cut if current allocations trends continue, National Housing…
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Universal credit – call for report into arrears
Lord David Freud has commissioned an “urgent” review into the high rate of rent arrears owed by Universal Credit claimants. The welfare reform minister…
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How to support anti-poverty inititiaves
This new briefing takes a look at anti-poverty programmes and initiatives, looking at the reasons why many tenants experience poverty, and why housing organisations…
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3 of 4 Universal Credit claimers are in arrears
Social housing representative bodies are calling on the government to review Universal Credit as new research finds more than three-quarters of tenants are in…
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Landlords may have a water charge bill
Housing associations and councils across London and the South East could have to repay millions of pounds to tenants in water charges following a…
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New charter for income collection from CIH
The brand new income management charter is a flexible framework unique to CIH that helps organisations to challenge their income management services and identify…
