Housing Benefits (18 to 21-year-olds) Debate
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Clive Betts
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(7 years, 2 months ago)
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Caroline Nokes
My hon. Friend makes a really important point about care leavers. Absolutely, they are exempt from this policy.
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab)
One of the exemptions in the regulations where housing benefit can still be paid is if
“in the opinion of the Secretary of State it is inappropriate for the renter to live with each of their parents”.
Does the Secretary of State assume that this exemption will automatically apply where the parents refuse to have their child living with them?
Caroline Nokes
Absolutely. That is a point. A very important exemption is included, so where that is inappropriate—where a parent cannot or will not accommodate their child—such people will be exempt from the policy.