Friday 13 October 2017

Corbyn Challenged Over UC Eviction Rates Claim

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) was said by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to have “evicted one in eight of all of its tenants because of Universal Credit”. GCH says the evictions quoted by Corbyn relate to eight of the current 66 UC claimants at September 2017 – compared to GCH’s overall eviction rate of one tenant for the remaining 4,442 tenanted homes. Last month, alongside 137 other housing providers, GCH provided an update to the Commons Select Committee; Universal Credit Inquiry with information based on its experience to date. The association concedes that this was the likely source of the Corbyn claim. Read more on 24housing.

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