Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 72599
Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
John Whitby
Labour — Derbyshire Dales
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions to the housing benefit taper rate on the number of young people in supported accommodation entering employment.
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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