At present, a computer program automatically approves landlord requests to deduct up to a fifth of someone’s monthly Universal Credit payments for outstanding rent repayments without them being consulted by either their landlord or DWP. "The department will now look at this process and consider be...
"Many tenants prefer paying landlords directly, yet red tape and poor council-landlord relations make it harder - reform must ensure fair rent collection while protecting the vulnerable -because when landlords lose, tenants do too."