Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) new or existing Housing Benefit claimants and (b) those in supported accommodation will have their allowance cut to Local Housing Allowance rates from 1 April 2016.

This measure does not apply until April 2018. We value the work of the supported housing sector extremely highly and are working closely with them to ensure they are supported as effectively as possible in advance of the police taking effect.

The Department alongside the Department for Communities and Local Government has jointly commissioned an evidence review of supported housing.

The results of this research will determine our future policy development and any appropriate exemptions.