Tenants' rent arrears soar in pilot benefit scheme
Rent arrears among tenants on a government pilot project that pays housing benefit directly to recipients have seen a big increase, figures show.
One area is predicting a £14m loss if the new system is implemented for all its tenants, the BBC has learned.
Paying housing benefit directly to recipients, rather than their landlords, will form a key part of the planned new Universal Credit.
Michael Buchanan reports.
12 Mar 2013
- From the section World