Alex Norris: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
Pensions, how many households with a disabled family member are subject to the removal of the
spare room subsidy.
Caroline Dinenage: As of May 2017, there were 414
thousand households in Great Britain who had a deduction made from their Housing Benefit due to the
removal of the spare room subsidy. Of these, there were 278 thousand where the
claimant or partner was receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal
Independence Payment (PIP)or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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