Housing Benefit

Debate between Yasmin Qureshi and Kwasi Kwarteng

Tuesday 9th November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Kwasi Kwarteng]

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[Yasmin Qureshi]

I promise to allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene in a moment.

On average, the impact of the local housing allowance on my constituency of Bolton South East will be £52 per month for a two-bedroom flat, with an average loss of £39 on properties that have more than two bedrooms. That may not seem like a vast amount of money to some hon. Members here—