benefits

From November, claimants who get paid twice in a month by their employer will not be penalised in their following Universal Credit payment.

The work and pensions select committee said the five-week wait for universal credit could push people into worsening arrears and food bank use.

As COVID-19 again rears its ugly head, Cobalt Housing’s Nick Grubb explains why the need for safe and secure housing has never been greater.

According to Generation Rent, as many as 55,000 private renters are thought to have been given an eviction notice between March and August.

Savills’ report warned if housing providers continue to raise rents at the new Rent Standard, affordability will be stretched and benefit caps breached.