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<p>Universal Credit payments are designed to mirror the world of work, with monthly
payments reflecting the way many working people are paid. This model of monthly payments
allows claimants to take responsibility for budgeting their own income and helps prepare
them for getting back to work.</p><p> </p><p>Many claimants are capable of managing
their own financial affairs and for these claimants a Managed Payment to Landlord
is not appropriate. However, we recognise that additional support is sometimes necessarily
to ensure rent is paid on time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our Trusted Partner
scheme allows social landlords to play a key role in engaging with their tenants who
are on Universal Credit, helping those who cannot manage their housing payments to
access the support available and to help put managed payments in place where appropriate.
We are rolling out the scheme alongside the Landlord Portal, which provides social
landlords with the ability to submit information directly to the Universal Credit
online system, supporting the timely and accurate payment of housing costs to Universal
Credit claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is developing a facility whereby social
landlords whose tenants are on the landlord portal are able to advise Universal Credit
about an annual rent change through the platform. This will help reduce administration
for landlords and ensure the correct housing costs are paid.</p>
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