Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77801

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the Housing Benefit taper rate from 65 per cent to 55 per cent on young people living in supported accommodation.

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. Curre...

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