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£360million Covid rent debt crisis will escalate unless Universal Credit cut is reversed, StepChange warns

Posted on October 17, 2021October 12, 2021 by Wayne Johnson

A £360 million wall of rent debt built up during the pandemic combined with cuts to Universal Credit threatens to leave hundreds of thousands of tenants facing long-term housing insecurity and problem debt, according to StepChange analysis of new YouGov polling.

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