If I ask 8 weeks rent in advance, so that the tenant is in arrears after one day of tenancy, is the Local Authority obliged to pay me directly?
Direct payments should be made to a landlord where “the person is in arrears of an amount equivalent to 8 weeks or more of the amount he is liable to pay his landlord as rent”. The Department for Work and Pensions takes the view that a person cannot be in rent arrears in respect of a period that has not yet been served. Additionally, the requirement to pay directly is intended as a safeguard to protect vulnerable tenants as well as legitimate landlords. Remedial action may be taken if there is evidence that this safeguard is being abused.
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