Quick Guide What is universal credit and what are the problems? And housing benefit will now continue for an extra two weeks after the start of a universal credit claim. Landlords are worried that the level of rent arrears racked up by tenants on universal credit could lead to a rise in evictions. The Labour MP Laura Pidcock told the Guardian universal credit was about to reach her North West Durham constituency and delays would bring “undue worry and stress” to claimants. “Even this is a best-case scenario and given the inefficiencies of universal credit, it could well be later,” she said.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2017 14:03 UTC