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Paying Housing Benefit direct to tenants in social rented housing

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New briefing note from the Commons Library -

‘... Direct payment of the housing element of Universal Credit to social housing tenants is controversial. Social landlords are concerned that it will result in increased rent arrears and impact on their revenue streams.

This note explains the Government’s approach to the introduction of direct payments and social landlords’ responses…’

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06291/paying-housing-benefit-direct-to-tenants-in-social-rented-housing