Housing Benefit: Supported Housing and Temporary Accommodation
Commons · Question 5481 · Tabled 11 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of tapering the reduction of housing support when people living in (a) temporary and (b) supported accommodation move off income-related benefits a
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 10 Oct 2024
The income taper in Housing Benefit ensures people in work are better off than someone wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, i...