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
Help with housing costs under Universal Credit
Universal Credit payments are made up of different amounts depending on the
claimant’s circumstances.
The Universal Credit additional amount for housing costs helps tenants with their eligible rent and service charge costs. Regulations state that claimants must be liable to pay rent for the home they are living in to qualify for help with their housing costs.
For claimants living in local authority temporary accommodation due to homelessness, or specified (supported) accommodation, Universal Credit does not provide support with these rental costs.
In such circumstances, claimants will need to apply for Housing Benefits from their local authority for help with housing costs.
2290
Tenants Housed In 2021
