Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 15526
Housing: Asylum
Tabled: 21 November 2024
Answered: 26 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will amend guidance on homelessness hostel exemption to recognise asylum accommodation as an exemption from the shared accommodation rate.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe are aware of the challenge some people face in finding shared accommodation, and we are working across government to find appropriate solutions including engaging with the newly formed Inter-Ministerial Group on tackling homelessness and rough sleeping...
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