At the time of writing (the end of June 2013), the government has released its April 2013 update on some of the local authorities taking part in the pilot projects for universal credit. Birmingham City Council 50 per cent of people attending UC briefings did not have an email address. Dumfries & Galloway Council A…
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Editor’s Notes: No escape from universal credit
Despite the patchy start to many of the universal credit pilot projects (see page five), welfare reform is going ahead and it does look likely that universal credit will be introduced, albeit in a rather longer timescale than originally planned and despite reported glitches in the DWP’s IT systems. Since there’s no escape from the…
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Do you see the impact of UC?
A quick canter around the internet at the moment will tell you all you need to know about universal credit: It will start in October 2013; It replaces Jobseekers Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Income Support, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit and Housing Benefit; A pilot will run in four areas [at the time of…
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UC will increase arrears by £180 per tenant
Law firm Winckworth Sherwood, whose clients include over 200 social housing providers, house builders and funders, reported that even tenants with little or no history of rent arrears could find themselves in arrears by an average of £180 after the introduction of universal credit. Nikki Lynds-Xavier, a partner in Winckworth Sherwood’s housing management team said,…
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Castle launches ‘bedroom tax’ software
Castle Computer Services has developed a simple QlikView-based system that quickly identifies tenants affected by the Housing Reform Act. The Castle system integrates easily with existing housing management systems and any manually collated data to cross-reference tenant details against the Welfare Reform Act criteria to establish which households will receive reduced benefits. It also calculates…
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Allpay’s UC survey – Affordability checks, door-to-door collections and higher arrears
A survey from Allpay has found that affordability checks, door-to-door collection and increasing the number of residents paying rent with a direct debit are just some of the ideas being considered by housing providers to minimise arrears once universal credit is introduced. Based on the views of over 100 housing professionals, Allpay reported that more…
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