Page Contents
- Introduction - Who is Help2Rent
- Universal Credit payments
- Help with housing costs under Universal Credit
- Private rented sector tenants
- Social rented sector tenants
- Getting ready for Universal Credit
- Landlords can help tenants to get ready for Universal Credit by encouraging them to:
- Managing your money
- Alternative Payment Arrangements
- Ensuring that rent is paid
- First Universal Credit payment
- Paying rent while waiting for their first payment of Universal Credit
- DWP checks on rent and tenancies under Universal Credit
- Changes that might affect a Universal Credit payment
- Notifying landlords that tenants are claiming Universal Credit
- Calculating monthly rent if a claimant’s rent is paid weekly
- Other rent payment frequencies
- Rent-free weeks
- Universal Credit and service charges
Getting ready for Universal Credit
Getting ready for Universal Credit
DWP encourages landlords who currently receive Housing Benefit payments from their local authority to familiarise themselves with Universal Credit and look at how they can prepare themselves. as a landlordy you can: consider how Universal Credit may impact your business consider how you might need to adapt any policies or processes
Get local information and advice about universal credit by contacting your regional partnershipm manager
engage with your tenants early to identify any support needs making sure they understand their need to make rent payments
7843
Landlords Supported in 2023
7843
Tenants Housed In 2023
8500
Insurance Policies Covered in 2023
923
New Partners In 2023
COUNCIL PARTNERS
