Almost two-thirds of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have experienced them going into rent arrears, a landlord association has revealed.
A survey of 2,200 landlords published by the Residential Landlord Association (RLA) has found that 61% of landlords with tenants on UC have experienced them going into rent arrears.
This is a 27% increase on the 2016 figure.
On average, the RLA’s research exchange PEARL discovered, UC tenants in rent arrears owed almost £2,400, a 49% increase compared to last year.