Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 72397
Supported Housing: Housing Benefit
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Patricia Ferguson
Labour — Glasgow West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the level of the Housing Benefit disregard for young people living in supported accommodation.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIt remains the department’s priority to ensure that those who can work are supported to enter the labour market and to sustain employment. The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing B...
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