Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 36487
Housing Benefit and Supported Housing: Employment
Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the Housing Benefit taper rate and increasing the applicable amount for young people in supported housing to reduce barr
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those residing in Supported and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The departm...
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