Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing – Parliamentary Written Answer

Mr Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of disability living allowance recipients affected by the social rated sector under occupancy penalty.

Steve Webb: It is estimated that around 180,000 claimants, where either the claimant or partner are in receipt of disability living allowance will be affected by the social sector under occupation charge.