Written questions

Housing Benefit: Supported Housing

Commons · Question 106266 · Tabled 15 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the annual budget that has been allocated for the introduction of new earned income disregards for Housing benefit claimants in supported housing.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 23 Jan 2026

The Department's estimate of the Exchequer impact of the additional earned income disregards for Housing Benefit claimants resident in supported housing and temporary accommodation from 2026/27 to 2030/31 on Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) can be found...