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
Rent-free weeks
If a claimant has rent free weeks as part of their tenancy, the monthly payment will always be calculated by deducting the number of rent free weeks from 52.
For example, if there are 4 rent free weeks in a year, the 4 weeks are deducted from
52. Universal Credit will be calculated as weekly rent multiplied by 48 and divided by 12.
Tenants should be made aware of any rent free weeks they have so that they can notify DWP, this will help to avoid confusion and ensure payments are accurate.
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Landlords Supported in 2023
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Tenants Housed In 2023
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Insurance Policies Covered in 2023
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New Partners In 2023
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