Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 36483

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit: Young People

Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reform the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for young people in supported accommodation to remove disincentives to work.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The 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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