Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9949
Pension Credit: Park Homes
Tabled: 18 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative — Runnymede and Weybridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the impact of excluding pitch fees from pension credit applications on park home residents.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsNo such discussions have taken place. Pitch fees can usually be met through Housing Benefit. In cases where there is a tenancy of over 21 years, then the pitch fees are not eligible for Housing Benefit but instead may be met by the housing cost element in...
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