A question on #HousingBenefit #SocialRentedHousing tabled by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle on 28-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Sherlock.

Heading: Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
Question ID: 1790175
UIN: HL6288
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-28
Asking Member ID: 4719
Asking Member display name: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Asking Member handle: natalieben
Asking Member Twitter reference: @natalieben
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of those affected by the under-occupancy charge, particularly where no alternative accommodation is offered, and what assessment they have made of the impact of that charge on regional poverty
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Date answered: 2025-04-11
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Answering Member ID: 4147
Answering Member display name: Baroness Sherlock
Answering Member handle: MaeveSherlock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @MaeveSherlock
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Answer text: No specific assessment has been made of households in the social rented sector affected by the Removal of Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) where alternative accommodation has not been offered, nor of the impact of the RSRS has on regional poverty disparities. Th...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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