Housing Benefit: Young People
Commons · Question 7923 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will (a) lower the Housing Benefit taper rate and (b) increase the applicable amount to help young homeless people into work.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 16 Oct 2024
People in receipt of Housing Benefit are always better off in work 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, improved...