Pension Credit: Park Homes
Commons · Question 9949 · Tabled 18 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the impact of excluding pitch fees from pension credit applications on park home residents.
Answer
Answered by Emma Reynolds, 24 Oct 2024
No such discussions have taken place. Pitch fees can usually be met through Housing Benefit. In cases where there is a tenancy of over 21 years, then the pitch fees are not eligible for Housing Benefit but instead may be met by the housing cost element in...