Mr Jamie Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
Pensions if he will make it his policy to collect information centrally on how
many families have moved to smaller accommodation as a result of the
under-occupancy penalty by (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) local authority
and (c) region.
Steve Webb: A consortium has been commissioned to monitor
over two years the effects of the policy in a selection of local authorities,
and the research will include claimants' responses to the policy measure. This
evaluation will take place from April this year, with initial findings
available in 2014 and a final report in late 2015.
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