United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 30723
Rents: Coronavirus
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17 March 2020
Last action
25 March 2020 · Answer
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25 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take through the benefits system to support tenants to meet their rent payments during the covid-19 outbreak.
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17 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take through the benefits system to support tenants to meet their rent payments during the covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Commons
25 March 2020
Answer
We have increased the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the cheapest third of local rents – which is on average £600 in people’s pockets. The government has brought forward a package of meas...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-17/30723
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1185686
- uk · wq-1185686 · source updated 25 March 2020