Rent arrears across West Lothian reached almost £5m in September as the roll-out of Universal Credit were compounded by bite of bigger household bills.
Nicola Hughes, the housing manager for Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley gave updated figures to the ward’s Local Area Committee.
Rent arrears in the ward rose more than £100,000 in a year from September 2021. The new figure for the second quarter of this financial year - July to September - stood at £816,701, a rise of £115,417 for the same period a year before.
