Income plus universal credit

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Hi @Fenella,

We’ve got a section in our help centre about this, let us know if you think anything is missing.

There’s also a couple of existing threads on this which may be of interest:

Tenant on Universal Cr

Hi, I am about to rent my flat to someone on Universal Credit, the tenant has a job but the UC is to top up. The credit check went well as says PASS. My questions are ? 1 - Can I get the UC amount into my account direct and the tenant pay the balance to me ? 2 - Do I get in touch with the UC office and advise them of the rent amount or the tenant? 3 - Does the UC gets paid with enough time so the monthly rents gets paid on the due date as per tenancy agreement? I remember before UC the Hous…

Tenant on Universal Credit

I’m a relatively new landlord and have only had tenants paying their own rent through their salary in the past. I now have an applicant who would like to rent my flat and is claiming Universal Credit. She is already in a flat and using the system to pay that rent but has to move. Can anyone give me advice as to whether it works to go with tenants on UC or if it becomes extremely complicated? Thanks very much.