Universal Credit: Rents

(asked on 2nd February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of nondependent rent deductions on universal credit claimants.


Answered by
David Rutley Portrait
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 8th February 2022

A recent assessment of the impact of non-dependant rent deductions on Universal Credit claimants has not been made.

The Government believes that it is reasonable to expect the householder to know broadly what income adult members of the household receive, and that non-dependants should make a contribution towards the household costs. However, the amount that a non-dependant contributes to the household is a matter for the householder and non-dependant to decide.

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