Oral QuestionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

What steps he is taking to help renters affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

Tabled: 24 March 2020Answered: 30 March 2020

Asked by

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)

We are committed to reviewing universal credit to ensure that it is doing the job that we need it to. We have started by announcing the fair repayment rate in the Budget, and we will keep Parliament updated.