Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14135

Leasehold: Service Charges

Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of supporting leaseholders in receipt of Universal Credit to pay service charge costs when they take up (a) part-time, (b) sho

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Department has not recently assessed the potential merits of supporting leaseholders in receipt of Universal Credit (UC) to pay service charge costs when they take up a) part time, b) short-term and c) seasonal work.