Universal Credit and help to pay rent or mortgage

To give advisers a more in depth understanding of how support for rent and mortgage interest can be provided via Universal Support, at what level and any restrictions may be in place.

Aim

To give advisers a more in depth understanding of how support for rent and mortgage interest can be provided via Universal Support, at what level and any restrictions may be in place.

Objectives

Delegates will have gained knowledge across the following areas:

• What rent support is provided via Universal Credit

• What restrictions are in place for rent support

• How rent support is calculated

• What financial support with mortgage interest is provided via Universal Credit

• What restrictions there are for help with mortgage interest

• Issues around payment of rent support or mortgage interest including direct payments and waiting periods