Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88490

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Sureena Brackenridge

LabourWolverhampton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of taper rates on young people living in supported accommodation who take on paid work; and if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that th

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 for wo...

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