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Universal credit is responsible for tenants on benefits falling behind with rent, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The RLA said 54% of landlords had reported tenants on the benefits go into arrears in the last year. The BBC reports that Debt charity Turn2Us warned universal credit will lead to "more rent arrears, more evictions and more homelessness". The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said landlords had reported seeing fewer claimants in arrears in the last year. David Smith, policy director for the Residential Landlords Association (RLA), said it was taking too long for people struggling on universal credit to get the help they needed. "The system only provides extra support once tenants are in rent arrears. Instead, more should be done to prevent tenants falling behind with their rent in the first place. "Only then will landlords have the confidence they need that tenants being on universal credit does not pose a financial risk they are unable to shoulder." Tenants have als