Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 46655

Housing: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) coastal and (b) rural areas are not disproportionately impacted by housing insecurity as a result of welfare policy changes.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Government is providing £1 billion, including Barnett impact, to extend the Household Support Fund in England and Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) in England and Wales in 2025-2026. DHPs can be paid to those entitled to Housing Benefit or UC who ...

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