United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 68071
Housing Benefit
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Introduced
15 July 2025
Last action
22 July 2025 · Answer
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Answered
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Housing
Source updated
22 July 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the Housing Benefit taper rate with that of Universal Credit.
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15 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the Housing Benefit taper rate with that of Universal Credit.
Source: Commons
22 July 2025
Answer
The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those living in Supported and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The departmen...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-15/68071
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1823489
- uk · wq-1823489 · source updated 22 July 2025