Posted 13.01.17
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Universal Credit payments in Scotland are to become more frequent and adaptable, as new social security powers are set to be used by the Scottish Government.
Tenants will have the choice of having the housing element of Universal Credit payments made directly to landlords and, in a new move, Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman has announced this new flexibility will be available for tenants in the private rented sector as well as those in social housing.
New applicants who live in Full Service areas - local authority areas where a digital claiming system has been established by the UK Government - will be given the option of twice-monthly payments instead of the DWP's current monthly payment system.