Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 73065
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Supported Housing
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat — North Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of claiming both Universal Credit and Housing Benefit on working young people in supported accommodation; and what steps she is taking to
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIt remains the department’s priority to ensure that those who can work are supported to enter the labour market and to sustain employment. The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing B...
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