News & Events 1 March 2022
Citizens Advice Richmond - end benefit prejudice campaign
End discrimination against renters receiving benefits
Citizens Advice Richmond recently launched a campaign to End Benefit Prejudice in the private rentals sector. Richmond Council agreed to partner with Citizens Advice Richmond on this campaign, which runs until the end of March. The campaign aims to stop private sector landlords and letting agents unlawfully refusing to consider tenants who receive benefits.
Research by Citizens Advice Richmond shows that many landlords and letting agents refuse to consider tenants as soon as they discover that they receive benefits. They are often confronted with a blanket ‘No DSS’, ‘No Universal Credit’ or ‘No Benefits’ policy even when they can demonstrate they can afford the monthly rent.
The campaign to End Benefit Prejudice against renters aims to raise awareness that any policy that automatically outlaws benefit claimants discriminates and is unlawful
The campaign has been covered in the local press and media