Housing: Underoccupancy Charge Debate
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(10 years, 7 months ago)
Lords ChamberThe reductions in housing benefit will of course be repaid as we correct the anomaly for this period, so people will be made whole.
My Lords, when the repayments have to be made by local authorities, will they be reimbursed by central government, since it is clearly not the fault of local authorities that this cock-up has occurred?
Yes, my Lords, the payment will of course go through as housing payment in the normal way.