Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 31310
Housing Benefit: Young People
Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025
Question
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to reform the benefit system for young people living in supported accommodation to ensure that the taper rate for Housing Benefit does not disincentivise them from working.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe income taper in Housing Benefit ensures people in work are better off than someone wholly reliant on benefits. The Department acknowledges, however, there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for tho...
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