Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 23606

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

Tabled: 13 January 2025

Answered: 25 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the bedroom tax on the number of incidences of exploitation by criminals taking over the homes of vulnerable people.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

No such assessment is planned. Taking over of a person’s home for use by criminals, also known as ‘cuckooing’, is an appalling practice which can drive violence, exploitation and anti-social behaviour in our communities. The Government’s Safer Streets Mis...

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