Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Hopkins and Freud Face Commons Inquiry into Housing Costs

Housing Minister Kris Hopkins and Lord Freud have been called to give evidence to a House of Commons inquiry into housing costs on 12 February. The Work and Pensions select committee will question the minister on a range of subjects including:
• How the government intends to support vulnerable people affected by the bedroom tax and the benefit cap
• Government plans to ensure all supported accommodation is exempt from the bedroom tax and the benefit cap
• Affordability of suitable accommodation in the private sector for housing benefit claimants
• Discretionary housing payment allocations and sufficiency of funds in the future

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