The Government has announced new procedures for benefit payments under the universal credit system when it is rolled out from 2013 onwards. It means the end of direct payment to landlords for rent as we have known it. The intention for the new procedures will apply across the board to local authority tenants, housing association tenants and tenants in the private rented sector.
At the heart of the new procedures is the idea of promoting tenants’ abilities to manage their own finances and to bring the benefit system in line with conditions that affect working people.
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