United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 79271
Housing Benefit: Cost of Living Payment
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4 November 2022
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14 November 2022 · Answer
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Housing
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14 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people in receipt of housing benefit are not eligible for the £650 cost of living payment.
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4 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people in receipt of housing benefit are not eligible for the £650 cost of living payment.
Source: Commons
14 November 2022
Answer
The Government is rightly targeting the £650 Cost of Living Payment support at low-income households in receipt of qualifying means tested benefits. Housing Benefit is not a qualifying means tested benefit. It is also administered by Local Authorities, of...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-04/79271
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1539489
- uk · wq-1539489 · source updated 14 November 2022