Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 76064

Employment: Young People

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to make work pay for young people in supported accommodation.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in supported and temporary accommodation. This issue is a complex one, and eradicating the financi...

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