Housing Benefits (18 to 21-year-olds) Debate
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Neil Gray
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(7 years, 8 months ago)
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Caroline Nokes
We are trying to play fairly by young people who are in work but have to make the decision that they simply cannot afford to leave the family home and stay living with their parents.
Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
Will the Minister explain the rationale for denying young adults access to housing and support, while providing it for older adults? On the face of it, and from the Minister’s comments so far, it appears to be nothing other than the demonisation of young people.
Caroline Nokes
This is not about the demonisation of young people; it is about encouraging young people to make sensible and rational choices about where they are going to live, whether or not they are in work.