Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 76922

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

Tabled: 12 September 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Housing Benefit taper rate on the number of young people living in supported accommodation who are in work.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for young people living in supported and temporary accommodation, including the different income tapers used by each benefit. We ar...

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