United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 28629
Universal Credit: Housing
Introduced
12 March 2020
Last action
20 March 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
Source updated
20 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the housing element of universal credit is calculated; and whether those calculations are made by her Department.
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12 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the housing element of universal credit is calculated; and whether those calculations are made by her Department.
Source: Commons
20 March 2020
Answer
For claimants living in the Private Rented Sector, the housing costs calculation is based on either the total amount of rent and service charges they pay, or the applicable Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate - whichever is lowest, less any deductions for ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-12/28629
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1184590
- uk · wq-1184590 · source updated 20 March 2020