In a Managed Migration briefing produced by the Housing Advice charity Shelter, there has been a call to
'Pause the rollout of universal credit to housing benefit-only claimants in light of findings from the Discovery programme that this cohort in particular struggles to engage with managed migration.'
'There are specific differences between housing benefit and universal credit which will likely make the transition difficult for this group of claimants, including the fact that in many cases claimants will be used to their housing benefit being paid directly to their landlord... • Cutting off housing benefit for people who do not claim will most likely lead to them building up rent arrears, putting them at serious risk of homelessness.'
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