Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-05-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidelines his Department issues on continued payment of housing benefit when a person remains in hospital for longer than 52 weeks.
Justin Tomlinson
Guidance for local authority staff about temporary absence from home is contained in the Housing Benefit Manuals on GOV.UK. The guidance for absences of up to 52 weeks is covered in paragraphs 3.530 – 3.534 of Chapter A3.
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