Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 2146

Employment: Young People

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department will take to incentivise young people who live in supported accommodation to work more hours.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We acknowledge the challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those residing in supported housing. However, people in supported housing and in receipt of Housing Benefit are always better off in work than not w...

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