Universal Credit: Housing
(asked on 27th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances the housing element of advance payments of universal credit can be paid directly to a landlord.
This question was answered on 1st February 2016
Universal Credit is paid as a single monthly amount. The advance payment provision is for the total UC payment, not for any particular portion of it.
A payment of Universal Credit in respect of housing costs can be paid directly to the landlord, or in certain circumstances, via an Alternative Payment Arrangement.