Rebecca Long Bailey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the
Answer of 10 December 2015 to Question 18555, whether he is consulting on what
exemptions should apply to the cap on housing benefit for single under-35
claimants in social housing; and whether changes to the applications of that
cap will be implemented through new regulations.
Justin Tomlinson: The existing exemptions that already
apply to private rented sector tenants aged less than 35 will be carefully
considered prior to implementing the Local Housing Allowance rate for similar
tenants living in the social rented sector. Consultation forms a part of the
policy development. This change will require legislative amendments
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