Housing Benefit: Disability – Parliamentary Written Answer

Meg Munn: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will consider exempting disabled tenants in adapted properties from his proposed reductions in the level of housing benefit where they have a spare bedroom.
Steve Webb: We are aware of concerns about the impact on some disabled people in adapted properties of our proposals to limit housing benefit for social sector tenants who are under-occupying their accommodation. We are looking at potential ways to limit the impact of these changes for this group.