Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14135
Leasehold: Service Charges
Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Nadia Whittome
Labour — Nottingham 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 TimmsThe 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.