Guest wrote:Housing association federations from all four nations of the UK have warned that Universal Credit is creating a crisis in debt arrears.
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, England’s National Housing Federation, Community Housing Cymru and the Northern Irish Federation of Housing Associations have pointed to research from 116 housing associations across the country that Universal Credit is simply not working. In areas where the new system has already been rolled out, tenants already owe £24 million in debt arrears.
The federations are demanding that the policy is fundamentally reworked, with five major changes to the system. These include the end of the ‘two child policy’, permitting housing support to negotiate on tenants behalf, ensuring payments are made on time, giving the DWP flexibility on complex cases, and the restoration of the in-work allowances.
Commenting on the crisis, Scottish Labour MP for Midlothian, Danielle Rowley, said:
“The Tory government’s botched introduction of Universal Credit has plunged thousands of people into serious financial problems.
“There is overwhelming evidence that the poorest people in our society are paying the price of this government’s failures, yet they continue to plough on regardless.
“Universal Credit is driving up millions of pounds of personal debt and rent-arrears.
“Labour has repeatedly called on the Tory government to pause and fix Universal Credit - it is time they finally listened."
https://www.theredrobin.scot/housing_as ... uiter_id=2
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measurer wrote:You only have to look back to the last time they did this. Loads lost their homes and had to be rehoused! And what daft beggar would give an alcoholic/junkie the rent money in their hands? The TORY twats, that's who!!!
Is this an exercise to free up housing, or even more sinister......to rehouse them in other cities?
Punk wrote:Guest wrote:Housing association federations from all four nations of the UK have warned that Universal Credit is creating a crisis in debt arrears.
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, England’s National Housing Federation, Community Housing Cymru and the Northern Irish Federation of Housing Associations have pointed to research from 116 housing associations across the country that Universal Credit is simply not working. In areas where the new system has already been rolled out, tenants already owe £24 million in debt arrears.
The federations are demanding that the policy is fundamentally reworked, with five major changes to the system. These include the end of the ‘two child policy’, permitting housing support to negotiate on tenants behalf, ensuring payments are made on time, giving the DWP flexibility on complex cases, and the restoration of the in-work allowances.
Commenting on the crisis, Scottish Labour MP for Midlothian, Danielle Rowley, said:
“The Tory government’s botched introduction of Universal Credit has plunged thousands of people into serious financial problems.
“There is overwhelming evidence that the poorest people in our society are paying the price of this government’s failures, yet they continue to plough on regardless.
“Universal Credit is driving up millions of pounds of personal debt and rent-arrears.
“Labour has repeatedly called on the Tory government to pause and fix Universal Credit - it is time they finally listened."
https://www.theredrobin.scot/housing_as ... uiter_id=2
ToryScum OUT SOON!
I was told that my HA has UC debts of over £1 million owed to tenants, and thus owed to the HA. The logic of I don't like Labour so I'll vote Tory is #IG11
Guest wrote:Punk wrote:Guest wrote:Housing association federations from all four nations of the UK have warned that Universal Credit is creating a crisis in debt arrears.
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, England’s National Housing Federation, Community Housing Cymru and the Northern Irish Federation of Housing Associations have pointed to research from 116 housing associations across the country that Universal Credit is simply not working. In areas where the new system has already been rolled out, tenants already owe £24 million in debt arrears.
The federations are demanding that the policy is fundamentally reworked, with five major changes to the system. These include the end of the ‘two child policy’, permitting housing support to negotiate on tenants behalf, ensuring payments are made on time, giving the DWP flexibility on complex cases, and the restoration of the in-work allowances.
Commenting on the crisis, Scottish Labour MP for Midlothian, Danielle Rowley, said:
“The Tory government’s botched introduction of Universal Credit has plunged thousands of people into serious financial problems.
“There is overwhelming evidence that the poorest people in our society are paying the price of this government’s failures, yet they continue to plough on regardless.
“Universal Credit is driving up millions of pounds of personal debt and rent-arrears.
“Labour has repeatedly called on the Tory government to pause and fix Universal Credit - it is time they finally listened."
https://www.theredrobin.scot/housing_as ... uiter_id=2
ToryScum OUT SOON!
I was told that my HA has UC debts of over £1 million owed to tenants, and thus owed to the HA. The logic of I don't like Labour so I'll vote Tory is #IG11
Ours (London Quadrant) told us a few years ago that we had to pay extra on our rent so that we would be at least a month in credit over time, they described this as a 'cushion'
At the time we were livid and couldn't understand it..Only now we do and thankfully we now have the cushion.
Raggamuffin wrote:They could always pay their rent.
Guest wrote:Raggamuffin wrote:They could always pay their rent.
They do.
Many get top ups in housing benefit if they are on lower incomes
Raggamuffin wrote:Guest wrote:Raggamuffin wrote:They could always pay their rent.
They do.
Many get top ups in housing benefit if they are on lower incomes
If they're in arrears, they clearly don't pay their rent.
Guest wrote:Raggamuffin wrote:Guest wrote:Raggamuffin wrote:They could always pay their rent.
They do.
Many get top ups in housing benefit if they are on lower incomes
If they're in arrears, they clearly don't pay their rent.
Housing benefit is paid in arrears, so it's never up to date anyway.
When you change to UC, you have to wait up to six weeks to get your first monthly payment, so you get further behind unless you have a 'cushion' on your rent.
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