Under-occupancy Penalty Debate
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Louise Ellman
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(8 years, 10 months ago)
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Justin Tomlinson
Absolutely, and that was of no help at all to the 241,000 families in overcrowded accommodation.
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op)
The Minister says that this is complex. Does he not accept that this is about straightforward suffering by people who are already struggling with hardship and have literally nowhere else to go?
Justin Tomlinson
Not at all, because these people have been given the money that shows that discretionary housing payment works.