By Monidipa Fouzder2021-02-03T15:45:00+00:00
The government has been accused in the House of Lords of breaking its promise that no one would be evicted from their homes due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Regulations extending the ban until at least 21 February were debated in the House of Lords yesterday, where several peers expressed concern over the redefined exemption for rent arrears, which has been cut from nine months to six months and can include arrears accrued since the start of the pandemic.
On 26 March, housing secretary Robert Jenrick MP said ‘no one should lose their home as a result of the coronavirus epidemic’.