Guidance
Universal Credit: service charges – guidance for social landlords
Information about Universal Credit service charge regulations for social landlords.
Documents
Details
Universal Credit regulations relating to service charges and social landlords.
It includes:
-
a legal definition of what is meant by a service charge for the purposes of Universal Credit
-
broad definitions of the 4 eligible service charge categories, with some additional specific exclusion criteria
The regulations take a light touch approach and the detail covering eligible service charges is contained within this guidance for landlords.
Guidance for DWP Universal Credit decision makers will complement this guidance.