Housing Benefit
Commons · Question 90148 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Kerry McCarthy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2025 Question 76922 on Housing Benefit: Supported Housing, what further discussions he has had with stakeholders on proposals to decrease the Housing Benefit taper
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 19 Nov 2025
We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in Supported Housing and Temporary Accommodation. A wide range of customers currently receive rent...