Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77803

Supported Housing: Young People

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential fiscal impact of (a) increasing the Housing Benefit earnings disregard from £5 to £57 and (b) reducing the taper rate from 65 per cent to 5

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for young people living in supported and temporary accommodation, including the different income tapers used by each benefit. Curre...

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