{"id":73215,"date":"2017-11-29T14:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T07:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/universal-credit-changes-wont-help-anyone-feel-more-secure-about-renting-giles-peaker\/"},"modified":"2017-11-29T15:07:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T08:07:32","slug":"universal-credit-changes-wont-help-anyone-feel-more-secure-about-renting-giles-peaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/universal-credit-changes-wont-help-anyone-feel-more-secure-about-renting-giles-peaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal credit changes won't help anyone feel more secure about renting | Giles Peaker"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGovernment changes to the controversial benefit are a sticking plaster, rather than an answer to the problems of rent arrears and evictions Pressure has been building for months on the government over the continued rollout of universal credit. Significant problems have been reported over claimants not being paid for the first week of a claim and the six-week delay they face before getting any money. Social landlords in pilot areas reported rocketing rent arrears, including for tenants who had never been in arrears before. Private landlords took fright, with surveys showing that less than 20% would accept prospective tenants on universal credit. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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