Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77800
Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Question
Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance — Lagan Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the Housing Benefit earnings disregard from £5 to £57 for young people living in supported accommodation on youth employment.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe 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. Curre...
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