Rejected petition Third Party Payments available to those on UC - as other benefits do.

TPP is a deduction of the service charge directly from somebody’s benefits (ESA or JSA). TPP is used by housing providers as a way of supporting residents to pay their service charge (heat light water contribution) and not to get into rent arrears.

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Over the years, the method worked extremely well for our licensees, who due to different issues (learning disabilities, mental health etc) showed an inability to pay the service charge.
we have been informed that UC as a benefit will not accept service charge payments for rent arrears. JSA & ESA have been accepting of TPP and as all claimants will eventually be in receipt of UC. Therefore, we were seeking discussion, as this was a preventative strategy for preventing homelessness.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We've contacted you separately by email to let you know about the current arrangements available for TPP on UC. Information is available online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-request-deductions-from-benefit-a-guide-for-creditors/third-party-deductions-from-benefits-a-guide-for-landlords-rent-arrears-and-service-charges

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Date submitted 28 May 2019
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