Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 5481

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing and Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 11 September 2024

Answered: 10 October 2024

Question

Julia Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of tapering the reduction of housing support when people living in (a) temporary and (b) supported accommodation move off income-related benefits a

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The income taper in Housing Benefit ensures people in work are better off than someone wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, i...

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