Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 36488
Housing Benefit: Young People
Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing employment among young people in supported accommodation through benefit reform on costs to the Exchequer.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsWe acknowledge there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those residing in Supported Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. We recognise that there is potential f...
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