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Social Security Benefits: Young People

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

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 22 Jan 2025

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  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    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...

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Local Housing Allowance: Older People

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