Frank Field: To
ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2017 to Question 60098, what progress has been
made on amending the regulations governing the under-occupancy penalty.
Caroline Nokes: The regulations in relation to two
Supreme Court judgments concerning the removal of the spare room subsidy were laid on 2 March 2017 and
will come into force on 1 April 2017. From this date an additional bedroom will
be allowed, subject to certain criteria, where a disabled child or adult
non-dependant requires a non-resident overnight carer (or team of carers); or
where a couple one of whom (or both) are disabled and those disabilities prevent
them from sharing a bedroom.
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