Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
Commons · Question 129656 · Tabled 23 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason a non-metropolitan county council in England is defined as exempt accommodation under housing benefit regulation.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 29 Apr 2026
Housing Benefit regulations contain a landlord definition used to determine whether supported housing and supported living qualifies as specified accommodation. Non-metropolitan county councils in England were included in the definition because these auth...