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<p>Universal Credit incentivises work by making the journey from unemployment to employment
as smooth as possible, without the hurdles that exist within the current system. Paying
claimants their housing costs direct means their landlord sees no changes in rent
payments when they move into work. Consequently the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) will, in the majority of cases, pay eligible housing costs directly to the claimant
as has been the case for Housing Benefit in the Private Rented Sector since 2008.</p><p>
</p><p>Nonetheless, both the claimant and landlord are able to request an alternative
payment arrangement (APA) to have rent paid direct to the landlord at any point in
the claim should the need arise.</p>
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