Housing Benefit
Commons · Question 73864 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
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.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 4 Sep 2025
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...