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<p><ins class="ministerial">There is no option for fortnightly payments in Universal
Credit (UC).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Alternative Payment Arrangements
(APA) are available to support claimants who cannot manage their single monthly payment
where there is a risk of financial harm to the claimant and/or their family. These
include more frequent payments. UC staff will always consider an APA where a need
has been identified either by a work coach, case manager, or triggered by information
received from the claimant, their representative or their landlord.</ins></p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">There are no plans to review the four categories
of specified accommodation at a national or local level. However, we are reviewing
the guidance for specified accommodation claims to improve consistency in decision-making.</del></p><p>
</p><p><del class="ministerial">The specified accommodation definition was introduced
into Housing Benefit in 2014 to extend the protections for exempt accommodation to
other categories of supported housing that, although not materially different, were
subject to welfare reforms. As a result, housing support for people living in specified
accommodation is paid through Housing Benefit rather than Universal Credit and this
support is exempt from the Benefit Cap.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The
specified accommodation definition applies to all of Housing Benefit across Great
Britain.</del></p>
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