Mike Reader MP: written questions 2025

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  • Social Security Benefits: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25112More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of young people in supported housing becoming worse off when entering i

    Answer: The income taper in Housing Benefit ensures people in work are better off than someone wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, i...

    Answered 27 Jan 2025

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