Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88490
Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sureena Brackenridge
Labour — Wolverhampton 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 TimmsIt 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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