Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the housing responsibilities are of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance.

The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance has responsibility for Housing Benefit (including Local Housing Allowance rates), the housing element of Universal Credit, Support for Mortgage Interest and Discretionary Housing Payments. He also works alongside the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on supported housing and temporary accommodation.

The minister’s portfolio is available online at https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--89