Tag Archives: council tax

Universal Credit will fail to encourage full-time work?

30/10/2012 Landlord News newsatlandlordreferencing

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation today suggests Universal Credit (UC) could see people worse off in work and struggling to manage their finances, with many left to deal with a more complex benefits system than before. Key points found by the report include: Switching to monthly single payments to households is a [...]

Data gathering puts UK on course for national rent cap.

18/07/2012 Landlord News lrs_keeper

Today we would like to ask the government this: Can you categorically rule out a national rent cap? [ UPDATE ] So now we ask the question: How will you bridge the gap between an improving economy and rising rents VS a lack of housing stock and capped benefits? ? ? Original blog: At Landlord [...]