Stephen Gilbert – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Gilbert on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who were temporarily exempt from the benefit cap due to their housing benefit being reduced were in temporary accommodation between April 2013 and January 2014.

Esther McVey

The information requested is not available. People whose housing benefit entitlement is reduced such that their overall benefit falls below the cap threshold are not subject to the cap.