United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73864
Housing Benefit
Introduced
1 September 2025
Last action
4 September 2025 · Answer
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Answered
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Subjects
Housing
Source updated
4 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the Housing Benefit taper rate from 65 per cent to 55 per cent.
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Timeline
1 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the Housing Benefit taper rate from 65 per cent to 55 per cent.
Source: Commons
4 September 2025
Answer
The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those residing in Supported and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The departm...
Source: Written answer
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-01/73864
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1830646
- uk · wq-1830646 · source updated 4 September 2025