United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 596
Housing Benefit: Older People
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Introduced
11 February 2020
Last action
17 February 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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Subjects
Housing
Source updated
17 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support older renters and (b) increase the uptake of pension age housing benefit.
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Timeline
11 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support older renters and (b) increase the uptake of pension age housing benefit.
Source: Commons
17 February 2020
Answer
The rates of pensioner benefits, including Housing Benefit (HB), tend to be higher than some working-age income-related benefits, as pensioners as a group are likely to be reliant on benefits for a longer period and less able to change their circumstances...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-11/596
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1177805
- uk · wq-1177805 · source updated 17 February 2020