Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111540
Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
Tabled: 6 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent evaluation of the effectiveness of the under-occupation deduction policy for social rented housing.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department has not recently evaluated the effectiveness of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy. Information on the number of households subjected to the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy, by nations and regions, is available on Stat-Xplore via the H...
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