John Healey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Healey on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to make decisions about changes to housing benefit entitlements for tenants of supported accommodation before the completion of research in this area which has been commissioned by the Department.

Justin Tomlinson

The Department has jointly commissioned an evidence review with DCLG looking at the size and scope of the supported housing sector. The results of this research will guide our consideration for future policy development.