Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 25112

Social Security Benefits: Young People

Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025

Question

Mike Reader

LabourNorthampton South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of young people in supported housing becoming worse off when entering i

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The income taper in Housing Benefit ensures people in work are better off than someone wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, i...

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