Over 90% of tenants want housing benefit paid direct to landlord

Nine out of 10 social housing tenants want housing benefit paid direct to landlords, new research shows, despite plans in the Welfare Reform Bill that will see it paid to tenants.

Housing benefit is one of a number of benefits, including jobseekers allowance and tax credits - that will be rolled into one monthly payment from 2013, known as Universal Credit.

Ministers believe that by paying the benefit directly to tenants it will breed responsibility and will also make it easier for claimants to move into work, removing the complications of having to cancel different benefits from different agencies.

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