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

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

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.

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.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked 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

Timeline

28 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
27 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Jun 2019

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