Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 68071
Housing Benefit
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Steve Race
Labour — Exeter
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the Housing Benefit taper rate with that of Universal Credit.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those living in Supported and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The departmen...
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