The chancellor will also allow housing benefit to continue for an extra two weeks after the start of a universal credit claim to reduce the threat of eviction. 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. Corbyn said the verdict on the frontline was that food bank use increases 30% wherever universal credit is rolled out.

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2017 17:28 UTC