Skip to main content

Trusted partner pilots- expressions of interest are sought from landlords(by 13/11/2015)-the government has said it will extend the trusted partner pilot to 20 more social landlords- housing associations, stock owning LA s and ALMOs across England, Scotland and Wales. The aim of the UC Trusted Partner Pilot is to understand and assess the process where by social landlords identify vulnerable tenants who may struggle to cope with paying rent direct to them, and make appropriate recommendations for a direct payment of housing costs known as an Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA). ''We envisage that participating organisations will use their local knowledge to identify their claimants who need an Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) and refer the cases to the UC Service Centre. They would also be expected to identify any support needs and where they can, offer that support, or refer to Personal Budgeting Support through the DWP UC District Partnership Agreements (DPA). Once an APA has been recommended, the expectation is that the pilot organisation would keep this under review and let DWP know when the APA is no longer needed. This would be an outcome of effective support where the claimant is able to pay their own rent–one of the key objectives of the exercise.' 

 

View All