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AMRP Payment Services Limited
Posting for information purposes to see what others know.
This company is offering a service whereby a person can request that their UC [or HB if not in receipt of UC] be paid directly to the company. The company will then pay the rent due to the landlord and then transfer the balance back to the UC claimant.
Details are provided on their website; http://www.amrppaymentservices.co.uk
There are a number of interesting aspects to this which i have not yet had time to think through but my first instinct is surprise that DWP has [apparently] agreed to pay a person’s full benefit to a third party private company with no requirement of vulnerability.
There is also the potential problem if the balance payment is not paid promptly to the claimant.
Do others know more?
[ Edited: 14 Aug 2015 at 01:14 pm by Joe Collins ]