Guidance for people who are employed and cannot work due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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To be entitled to help with housing costs through the HCE of UC or HB, a person must be ‘liable’ to make rent payments, which means their rent agreement must be legally enforceable. A person may be considered as liable to pay rent, and therefore entitled to benefit support for housing costs, if they rent a property from a relative who does not reside with them.
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This report has been commissioned from Pragmatix Advisory Limited and Centre for Economics and
Business Research Limited and funded by the Community Justice Fund via the Access to Justice
Foundation. The views expressed herein are those of Pragmatix Advisory Limited and Centre for Economics and
Business Research Limited.
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Oct
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Deductions from Universal Credit used by the Department for Work and Pensions to collect historic tax credit overpayments are leaving households unable to pay for rent, food and groceries, according to a new report from StepChange Debt Charity. Survey data reveals 98% of StepChange clients experiencing such deductions struggle to cope, and 59% borrow to cover the shortfall.
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Oct
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Figures higher still for Black and Asian UK women pensioners, at about one in three. These deeply worrying figures are released as MPs prepare to debate the suspension of the triple lock in Parliament.
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Oct
Oct
The Health and Social Care Levy Bill 2021-22 was introduced on 8 September 2021. The Bill, with its explanatory notes, is published on the Bill’s page on Parliament.uk, which also provides details of its parliamentary progress.
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Oct
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Who is likely to be affected, general description of the measure, policy objective and detailed proposal.
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Oct
Oct
If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.
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Oct
Oct
A £360 million wall of rent debt built up during the pandemic combined with cuts to Universal Credit threatens to leave hundreds of thousands of tenants facing long-term housing insecurity and problem debt, according to StepChange analysis of new YouGov polling
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Oct
Oct
Post Office Card Accounts are to be extended for another year in order to safely move existing users over to traditional bank accounts or a new Payment Exception Service.