Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86887

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Amanda Hack

LabourNorth West Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on changing the housing benefit taper rate for individuals living in supported accommodation.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
It remains the department’s priority to ensure that those who can work are supported to enter the labour market and to sustain employment. We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, parti...

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