New DWP proposals to protect landlords’ rental incomes are in danger of trapping people in their homes, creating a modern day version of a debtor’s prison.
Last year Lord Freud committed to protecting landlords’ rental incomes under Universal Credit. To do this, DWP propose that tenants in rent arrears have 40% of their core benefits deducted until rent arrears are cleared – that’s 40% taken from JSA, Income Support or Standard Allowance under Universal Credit.
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