housing

SNP MP Drew Hendry has backed a new campaign from The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, England’s National Housing Federation, Community Housing Cymru and the Northern Irish Federation of Housing Associations, which calls for a radical overhaul of the Universal Credit system, to protect people from the threat of eviction. The multi-agency campaign has joined …

LOCAL MP BACKS HOUSING FEDERATIONS’ ‘5 ASKS CAMPAIGN’ ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT Read More »

SNP MP Drew Hendry has condemned the UK government’s shambolic Universal Credit (UC) roll out which is now putting up to 71,000 Scottish tenants renting in the private sector vulnerable to eviction because of long waits for Universal Credit payments The comments come as figures sourced from the House of Commons Library shows that around …

SCOTTISH TENANTS VULNERABLE TO EVICTION DUE TO TORY UNIVERSAL CREDIT SHAMBLES Read More »

DREW HENDRY  MP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE HALT OF UNIVERSAL CREDIT ROLL OUT New figures have emerged showing that rent arrears resulting from Universal Credits have increased from £387,040 to £704,347 since September 2016. The staggering 82% increase in housing arrears is as a direct result of the introduction of Universal Credits. The changes affect anyone …

Universal Credit delivers 82% increase in housing arrears Read More »